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 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 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 5 min This content is machine translated Diseases of the prostate What is the potential of phytotherapy? At the 29th Swiss Annual Conference on Phytotherapy in Winterthur, the question was posed as to what possibilities phytotherapeutic approaches offer in the therapy of benign prostate syndrome, prostatitis or…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sexually transmitted diseases Do we have a handle on STDs? At the 21st Symposium Medicine in the Manege at Circus Knie , the focus was on sexually transmitted diseases, which are a serious problem worldwide. There was discussion of what is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy of localized prostate carcinoma Brachytherapy with permanent interstitial implantation of iodine-125. The guidelines of the European and American urological societies for localized prostate cancer show that radical prostatectomy, “low dose rate” (LDR) brachytherapy, and external beam radiotherapy have comparable efficacy in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Risk factors for prostate cancer First gonorrhea, then cancer A new meta-analysis examines the association between sexually transmitted diseases and prostate cancer. It comes to interesting results: Gonorrhea in particular seems to be associated with an increased risk of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer PSA screening still controversial The benefit of PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer is controversial. A recent study used two models to examine the future impact of the change of mind in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From endometriosis to irritable bowel syndrome Chronic lower abdominal pain in women In a workshop at this year’s KHM Congress in Lucerne, speakers KD Dr. med. Stephanie von Orelli, Frauenklinik Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, and Dr. med. Elisabeth Bandi-Ott, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, addressed the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Unknown recurrent anaphylaxis Conversation in private led to surprising diagnosis Daniela, who is not yet sixteen and lives in Ticino, suffered from allergic bronchial asthma as a child. Recently, acute attacks of generalized urticaria with Quincke’s edema of the eyelids…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Urinary incontinence Pharmacological and minimally invasive therapy for urge incontinence. Urinary incontinence can manifest itself in a variety of symptoms. Once urge incontinence has been accurately diagnosed, it can be treated either with the help of a micturition diary, toilet…
