This content is machine translated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma “The new drugs will fundamentally change the therapeutic landscape” In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Prof. Christoph Driessen, MD, Head Physician of the Department of Oncology/Hematology at the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, provides information on the pathogenesis,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hematology New possibilities thanks to targeted therapy At the DGHO congress in Vienna, the focus was on new targeted therapies designed to improve the quality of life of patients with malignant hematologic diseases. In particular, medical advances…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Swiss Heart Foundation 2.6 million Swiss francs for cardiac and cerebrovascular research The Swiss Heart Foundation supported cardiovascular research with around 2.6 million Swiss francs in 2014. This means that 44 applications will receive a grant and can be started.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Benign prostatic hyperplasia Comparison of different therapy methods While a great many 60- to 80-year-olds have prostatic hyperplasia, only about 40% of them show symptoms that include obstructive and irritative micturition symptoms. The following article discusses which examinations…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 5th Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium Metastatic prostate cancer – New therapeutic options Prostate cancer is the most common male tumor in Western countries and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Switzerland. In particular, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interview on thematic aspects of nephrology. Early detection of hypertension is essential in the prevention of nephropathy Prof. Dr. med. Michael Dickenmann, deputy. Chief of Nephrology and Transplantation Immunology, Basel, discusses the nephrological consequences of hypertension and its effective treatment in this interview. Furthermore, he mentions the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Renal denervation as safe and effective hypertension control The cardiology seminar at Medidays focused on three topics: blood pressure control, myocardial disease, and triple therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stenting. In the treatment of resistant hypertension, renal…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Metastatic colorectal carcinoma Determination of mutational RAS status is important in mCRC The results of the FIRE-3 study, presented at this year’s European Cancer Congress in Amsterdam, emphasize the importance and relevance of RAS mutation analysis (KRAS and NRAS) for first-line treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Follow-up of curatively operated NSCLC. Many questions are still open Lung cancer is the most common fatal cancer worldwide, and its incidence is still increasing in modern times. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, the lethality of lung cancer leads…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Treatment of the flu-like infection Strengthen the immune system with herbal medicines There are effective medicinal plants for flu-like infections with the familiar symptoms of fever, runny nose, cough and feeling bruised. The best researched is an extract from Echinacea purpurea, the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sport and fatigue in cancer Sports therapy as a component of inpatient oncological rehabilitation More than 10 years ago, studies were already able to demonstrate the positive effect of endurance and strength training on fatigue symptoms in cancer patients. Since then, there have been…
