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 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…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer Drug therapy 2014 Determination of EGFR mutational status and EML-ALK translocations in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma has therapeutic implications and should be requested at diagnosis. Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed in patients with non-squamous…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Radiological clarification in lung carcinoma When are which instruments used? Many lung cancers are still diagnosed at a late or advanced and thus symptomatic stage. Based on recent study data, various professional societies have made positive recommendations for lung screening,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Lung Cancer An evaluation of current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. This issue of InFo ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE is about lung cancer. In view of the high prevalence – in men it is still the most common malignancy of all –…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Metastatic melanoma Nanoparticle therapy as a future option? Metastatic melanoma is very difficult to treat, in part because melanoma cells rapidly develop resistance to the new specific therapeutics. New options are intended to remedy this situation and improve…
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…
