This content is machine translated Cancer screening programs Mammography screening in Switzerland About half of the Swiss cantons now offer a breast screening program. The goal of systematic breast screening is to reduce mortality. Discussions about the benefits of breast screening are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 3rd Swiss Symposium on Psychosomatics in Zurich What does the patient want? “Personalized medicine” is almost a buzzword these days. But it doesn’t just affect the genetic side of medicine. Today, it is also impossible to imagine everyday practice without taking (inter)subjective…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2017 in Chicago Groundbreaking on tumors of the prostate and gallbladder There was big news at the 2017 ASCO Congress. First, abiraterone is pushing into the first-line setting in metastatic prostate cancer. On the other hand, there is a new standard…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatism Top in Pfäffikon Skin problems in practice There are skin regions that are sometimes somewhat neglected in everyday practice. These include the oral mucosa and lesions of the anogenital region. Especially with the latter, patients present late…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam Sexual dysfunction in MS Sexual dysfunction is a “side show” of MS disease. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of all those affected suffer from it. Not only MS itself, but also the comorbidity “depression” plays…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Complementary medicine in breast carcinoma Opportunity for improved oncology therapy and compliance Complementary medicine is desired and used by very many breast cancer patients. For the treating physician, competent handling is an opportunity to improve oncological therapy and increase compliance.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Clip or coil How to decide in aneurysm therapy? The treatment goal for intracranial aneurysms is to eliminate the aneurysm. The main treatment methods consist of clipping and coiling. Several aneurysm- and patient-specific factors must be considered when making…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Adjuvant system therapy of breast carcinoma Current standards of adjuvant therapy according to tumor subtype Adjuvant systemic treatment improves survival and freedom from recurrence in early breast cancer. Genetic testing of the tumor can help in the choice of therapy. Supportive monitoring is useful even…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Aneurysm treatment New surgical and endovascular techniques Despite the increasing number of endovascularly treated cerebral aneurysms, many cases require surgical expertise because of their anatomy, shape, and configuration. Over the past 20 years, physicians and engineers have…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Laboratory Medicine Emergencies relevant to practice In certain emergency situations in family practice, the rapid availability of laboratory values plays a crucial role, as laboratory values are of central importance in the process of establishing a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Incidental finding of cerebral artery aneurysm Time bomb or dud? Aneurysms are unstable at the beginning of their formation and rupture frequently. However, the majority of aneurysms stabilize without rupture. The decision to treat or observe depends on life expectancy…
