According to official statistics from the WHO in 2022, oncological diseases are now the cause of one in every six deaths worldwide. This has encouraged the international medical community to develop new cancer treatment methods and increase the effectiveness of the already existing ones.

Patients with an established diagnosis of prostate cancer often face a difficult choice: either to undergo invasive treatment that may cause severe side effects or to choose a watchful waiting strategy while maintaining quality of life but risking disease progression. VTP TOOKAD® focal therapy is an innovative solution that allows for...

Esophageal cancer is one of the twenty most widespread cancer types. The disease can develop at any age, but most often it is diagnosed over the age of 60, when treatment options are already somewhat limited by the patient's chronic conditions. Patients who undergo treatment in Germany have a chance to significantly increase...

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a new treatment option for peritoneal carcinomatosis. The technique was developed in 2011 by scientists from the University Hospital of Louisiana, USA. The authors suggested PIPAC as an alternative to HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) in patients with peritoneal...

In 2022, Europe broke the record of ovarian cancer incidence and mortality – the highest rates among all other countries in the world. Breast cancer among European women is also on the third place in the world in terms of incidence. This may be one of the reasons why German oncologists strive to gain expertise in the treatment of patients with cancer...

Surgery remains to be the mainstay of treatment for most types of cancer. Neurosurgery in Germany can often be a curative measure in patients with brain neoplasms. However, brain tumors can also be treated with a number of non-surgical methods. They don’t only complement the operation, but can sometimes completely replace it.

The problem of hair loss on the scalp or certain areas of the body worries more than half of the male population of European countries. Alopecia is much less common among representatives of the Mongoloid race and is almost absent among Africans. Baldness in women is less common, but it also forces us to look for effective hair restoration...

Cancer treatment usually involves the use of conventional techniques that have proven their effectiveness in clinical investigations. These include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, as well as targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and other progressive directions of oncology. Nevertheless, sometimes at stage one-three...