This content is machine translated Pediatric and geriatric oncology Treat young and old correctly This issue of InFo ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE is about tumors in pediatrics and geriatrics.
This content is machine translated Brain tumor New surgical method brings important breakthrough Surgical injuries to the motor center in the brain and its pathways have severe consequences, e.g. paralysis of the arm or leg. Not least because of this, tumors in these…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Care situation for rare diseases Many affected people are still in childhood How are rare diseases defined in the first place and what is the epidemiological situation in Switzerland? In principle, a condition is considered rare or neglected if no more than…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Second St. Gallen EORTC Conference Multimodality treatment of advanced rectal cancer. Which drugs are suitable for neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy? If there is a complete clinical response, should we wait or operate? And which patients benefit from adjuvant treatment? These were some of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Unequal treatment of patients with rare diseases Evaluation of the FOPH under criticism In March, the FOPH published its evaluation of the implementation of Article 71a and b of the Ordinance on Health Insurance (KVV). The evaluation provides plenty of material for discussion.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Overweight and diabetes unfavorable for therapy success Diabetes mellitus and obesity have long been recognized as cardiovascular risk factors. They also have a negative effect on breast cancer patients: Compared to metabolically healthy and normal-weight patients, the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Gene expression test EndoPredict Prognostic tool for the prediction of local recurrence risk The EndoPredict prognostic gene expression test is good at distinguishing breast cancer patients at high or low risk for local recurrence, according to an Austrian study. In addition, the study…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Post-irradiation Also useful in case of involvement of fewer lymph nodes? In breast cancer patients with involvement of only a few lymph nodes, post-mastectomy radiation should not be omitted. A large meta-analysis of a total of 22 randomized trials makes clear…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer HAROW Study Provides Fuel for Discussion A German health services research study (HAROW) is causing a stir: it raises the question of whether low-risk prostate cancer should be treated with surgery, radiation or (only) active surveillance.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Abdominal surgeries New generation of surgical robots put into operation Since the robot-assisted technology was introduced at the Hirslanden Clinic in 2005 as a new standard in urology, doctors have already performed over 1000 procedures with the previous robot (“Da…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Focal therapy as a new option Focal treatment of prostate cancer is a new strategy that complements the two treatment options of “active surveillance” and radical prostatectomy. The goal is to target the clinically significant tumor…
