This content is machine translated Myeloproliferative neoplasms Where is the journey going? Classic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) include polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. Several sessions at the EHA Congress in mid-June addressed the revision in the guidelines, news on JAK inhibition,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma Does brentuximab vedotin have curative potential in a subset of affected individuals? New results from a phase II study presented at the ASH Congress in New Orleans offer hope for patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Approximately 10% of participants in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Not only ibrutinib attracts attention For patients with refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia, several agents are currently under investigation that show promising results. At the EHA Congress in Milan, the main focus was on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pilot project in Merano Complementary medicine for breast cancer Prof. Dr. med. Claudia M. Witt, Zurich, and Dr. med. Christian Thuile, Merano, presented a pilot project at Merano Hospital at the 29th Swiss Annual Conference on Phytotherapy. In it,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy of localized prostate carcinoma Brachytherapy with permanent interstitial implantation of iodine-125. The guidelines of the European and American urological societies for localized prostate cancer show that radical prostatectomy, “low dose rate” (LDR) brachytherapy, and external beam radiotherapy have comparable efficacy in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma “Myeloma therapy has made great strides in recent years” In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Prof. Christoph Renner, MD, Onkozentrum Hirslanden, Zurich, discusses the latest therapeutic advances in multiple myeloma. In doing so, he answers questions such…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Risk factors for prostate cancer First gonorrhea, then cancer A new meta-analysis examines the association between sexually transmitted diseases and prostate cancer. It comes to interesting results: Gonorrhea in particular seems to be associated with an increased risk of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Remarkable casuistry More than one meningioma? A case presentation impressively demonstrated that other tumors can metastasize within a meningioma. So you have to look closely at what it is when you come across a meningioma.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer PSA screening still controversial The benefit of PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer is controversial. A recent study used two models to examine the future impact of the change of mind in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Body mass index and cancer Is the world getting fatter and sicker? The fact that overweight and obesity represent a serious health problem in many Western industrialized nations is probably widely known. But is an elevated BMI even associated with the risk…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of pancreatic carcinoma Extended resections – vessels, neighboring organs, recurrences The only chance of long-term survival in pancreatic cancer is radical resection (R0) with adjuvant chemotherapy. To achieve radical resection, extended surgery with resection of the venous porto-mesenteric vessels as…
