This content is machine translated SGML 18 Laser & Procedures Zurich The new name is program The SGML Congress is now called “Laser & Procedures”. Several presentations focused on non-laser treatments. These include radiotherapy for malignant skin tumors or photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Where are we today? Significant progress has been made in both Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia in recent years. This mainly concerns the understanding of the disease and diagnostics. New substances are in advanced…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics and therapy in advanced prostate cancer State of the evidence For clinically locally advanced prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy and external radiotherapy may be considered. In metastatic prostate cancer, ADT, ADT plus docetaxel, and ADT plus abiraterone and prednisone may be…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment in children Special features in the care of pediatric patients Complex wounds in children present special challenges. Examples of complex wounds are: large-scale thermal injuries, wounds resp. Wound healing disorders in children with reduced immunity, wounds in children receiving intensive…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Testicular carcinoma Update 2018 Active surveillance is the preferred option postoperatively for stage I seminoma. In contrast, for non-seminoma stage I, adjuvant chemotherapy with one cycle of BEP is recommended (with risk factor of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Versatile chamomile Studies show surprising results Chamomile has been known since ancient times as a medicinal plant that provides relief from stomach problems and inflammatory processes on the skin and mucous membranes. In recent years, clinical…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day and STI reviews and updates, Lucerne Inflammatory scalp diseases Scalp diseases are many. For an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to distinguish whether the hair follicles, the scalp or a combination of both is affected. Depending on the cause…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas Weight loss may minimize breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women and accounts for approximately one in five cancer-associated deaths. Regarding the relationship between weight loss and breast cancer risk, a study…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport and oncology Staying active with a cancer diagnosis Sport is not intended to replace drug-based oncological approaches, but to complement them. It is part of a holistic therapy regime. Among other things, this can reduce side effects.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Challenging diagnosis finding Functional dyspepsia is common and severely limits quality of life. The diagnosis is initially based on a thorough medical history. If there are no accompanying alarm symptoms, empiric therapy can…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pacemaker Pacemaker knowledge for family physicians The most common indications for pacing are symptomatic second- and third-degree AV blocks, a sick sinus node with symptomatic pauses, and symptomatic chronotropic incompetence. To avoid patient hazards during surgery…
