Diagnosis & treatment - page 4

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive tumor of the digestive system. One of the reasons for the low effectiveness of treatment for pancreatic tumors is the weak anti-tumor immune response. However, thanks to the groundbreaking discovery of dendritic cells by American immunologist Ralph Steinman – work that earned him the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine – we now have powerful new...

Glioblastoma is a malignant neoplasm that arises from glial cells of the brain. The tumor is heterogeneous and requires a differentiated therapeutic approach. When elaborating a treatment regimen, German oncologists take into account the molecular and genetic composition of the tumor and its location in relation to vital parts of the brain.

Cryoablation (cryotherapy) is a method of ultra-fast freezing of tissue in order to destroy it. The technique is used in oncology, most commonly for kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and metastatic liver cancer. It can also be used for other types of cancer as a palliative procedure that partially destroys the tumor and relieves symptoms.

Prostate cancer immunotherapy represents a breakthrough in cancer treatment that's showing remarkable results across various disease stages. Immunotherapy works where other treatments have failed and can no longer stop cancer progression. While traditionally considered for advanced cases, recent clinical evidence demonstrates...

Neurosurgical rehabilitation is a complex medical process that involves therapeutic and pedagogical measures aimed at restoring the patient’s work capacity or the ability for self-care after neurosurgical procedures. Operations on the spinal cord or brain performed to remove tumors or treat strokes, injuries, and other conditions... 

Immune system is one of the most complicated and poorly studied among other system  of the human body. Nonetheless, German doctors learned how to detect and treat many diseases of immune  system. Immune status can be  checked with the laboratory methods. Immune status of a person  represents  functional and...

Phimosis is the impossibility of retracting the foreskin from around the glans penis. This is a normal physiological condition in young boys, as it protects the penis and the external urethral opening from trauma and infections. As a rule, physiological phimosis goes away on its own during the first few years of a boy's life.

Many diseases, even with a timely and high quality treatment, are still accompanied by side effects. These can be movement disorders, loss of coordination, speech and mental disorders, deterioration of appearance, and many other residual effects. Rehabilitative measures are used to eliminate, reduce, or compensate them.