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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 advanced stage 4 cancer treatment methods and increase the effectiveness of the already existing ones.

One or two decades ago, a cancer diagnosis was almost equated to death. Nowadays, due to the fast development of healthcare, numerous oncological diseases can be cured. Nevertheless, the cancer burden is still high in Europe. The European Cancer Information System (ECIS) states that in 2022 around 4.1 million...

Immune-based therapy is an innovative method of cancer treatment, and one of the most promising innovations is dendritic cell therapy. This radical approach utilizes the strength of the patient's immune system to attack carcinoma and destroy tumor cells. The 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among humanity, with approximately 20 million new cases each year and 9.7 million cancer deaths worldwide. About 1 in 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, making it a global health concern. There are different treatment options available, but no one can guarantee...

Standard therapy for glioblastoma is the combination of surgical removal of the tumor, chemo- or radiation therapy. Average life expectancy after diagnosis with standard treatment of glioblastoma is 15-17 months, and the 5-year survival rate does not exceed 5-10%. Today, supplementing the standard treatment protocol...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive types of cancer, with a survival rate of only 13% due to late diagnoses and ineffective response to traditional methods of treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Pancreatic cancer is infamous for its resistance to conventional cancer treatment...

Brain cancer refers to a range of tumors originating in the brain. As the evidence suggests, the most aggressive and prevalent malignant form in adults is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In fact, recent data reports that this tumor accounts for ~14% of all primary brain tumors. When taking a look at global statistics...

While most thyroid cancers (TC) are found at early stages and carry excellent outcomes, a small but clinically important group presents with advanced disease. U.S. population data from the SEER program show that about 3% of thyroid cancers are diagnosed with distant metastases, and the 5-year relative survival...