This content is machine translated Breast Cancer 10-year data favor partial irradiation Results of a 10-year follow-up show that partial breast irradiation should become the new standard of care for patients with early, low-risk breast cancer. This is because there are significantly…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Acupuncture and Chinese medicine for cancer patients Potential in supportive care Acupuncture and Chinese medicinal therapy have great potential in integrative oncology. These are therefore supportive measures. They are not intended to replace biomedical cancer therapies, but to complement them.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Radiooncology options Stereotactic radiotherapy, hyperthermia and intraoperative irradiation In a symposium at the 26th Physicians’ Continuing Education Course in Clinical Oncology in St. Gallen, various forms of radiotherapy were explained. In recent years, technological progress has led to…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Radiotherapy for bone metastases Primary goals are pain reduction and functional preservation When treating bone metastases, interdisciplinary discussion is necessary to ensure an optimal multimodal therapy regimen and thus the best possible outcome for the patient. Radiotherapy is considered the treatment of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dysphagia “The most threatening complication is aspiration”. Jochen Rosenfeld, MD, Head of the Department of Hearing, Speech and Voice Medicine at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, answers questions about dysphagia in an…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Post-irradiation Also useful in case of involvement of fewer lymph nodes? In breast cancer patients with involvement of only a few lymph nodes, post-mastectomy radiation should not be omitted. A large meta-analysis of a total of 22 randomized trials makes clear…
