This content is machine translated Drug therapy of prostate carcinoma Androgen deprivation remains therapy of choice The goal of drug therapy for prostate cancer (PCa) is to prolong survival with acceptable side effects. Today, several drugs are available to achieve effective androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Localized prostate carcinoma High survival rates after surgical treatment Surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer is standard in patients with a life expectancy of more than ten years. Surgery is aimed not only at tumor control, but also at…
View Post 8 min Dexeryl® Skin diseases that respond to Dexeryl® Dexeryl® is a medical device for topical use and is composed of an emollient (softening and soothing effect) and hydrating cream (increases the water content of the skin). It is…
View Post 7 min Description of biometrological alterations Atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and ichthyoses and improvement in case of use of an emollient based on vaseline-glycerol The stratum corneum barrier is commonly described according to the “brick and mortar” model constituted respectively by corneocytes and intercellular lipids: the former are composed mainly by insoluble bundled keratins…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer and stroke Retrospective study offers little hope for stroke patients with cancer The aim of a new study was to find out how often and in what way recurrent thromboembolic events present after acute ischemic stroke. This only involved stroke patients who…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Immunological-allergological aspects Epidermal aspects The disease with two faces The term atopic dermatitis was introduced in 1933 to designate certain chronic eczemas occurring mainly in children, in order to emphasize their connection with allergic diseases, such as asthma and…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Biological treatments in dermatology Off-label indications This review, which is not exhaustive, covers the main dermatoses for which there is a relatively large literature on the effect of anti-TNF drugs. Biological treatments seem to be an…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated First Swiss Cancer Congress A sign of growing togetherness A network is only as sustainable as its individual nodes and connections. The oncology scene in Switzerland is aware of this and the idea of better networking is not new.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Therapy Curative treatment of localized prostate carcinoma Today, 90% of prostate cancers are detected at the localized and thus potentially curable stage. Finding the optimal therapeutic strategy for localized carcinoma is challenging for physicians and patients. Active…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cancer patients with diabetes Metformin against cancer? There is increasing evidence from epidemiological studies and scientific research that metformin may have an antitumor effect. However, whether the drug improves survival in cancer patients with diabetes remains unclear…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Current therapy 2014 Surgical update on pancreatic cancer. The goal of surgery for pancreatic cancer is to remove the tumor in healthy tissue with the best possible safety distance of the tumor margin from the resection surfaces. Resectable…