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...
Ironically, two current trends are leading to an increase in the prevalence of knee and hip cartilage lesions. The first is sedentary work and a sedentary lifestyle that worsen the tropism of the joints. The second, however, is intensive sports, often done by unprepared people. Minor lesions progress over time and eventually lead...
The phrase “treatment in Germany” has long been a symbol of solving complex health problems. Thousands of people come here from European countries, CIS and the United States annually. German clinics willingly provide medical care to foreign patients, because treatment of foreigners is rarely covered by the health insurance...
The expression “German quality” is known worldwide as an indicator of high standards. Everything in this country is done in the best possible way. It's not just about cars or household appliances. People with the most complex diseases, namely, cardiological, oncological, neurological, and other ones are successfully treated here.
The European Society for Medical Oncology annually updates its recommendations for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, including stage 4 pancreatic cancer treatment. This is due to the active development of new therapeutic methods for improving the quality of life and longevity of people with this diagnosis. The National Comprehensive...
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.
Prostate cancer is a disease with a favorable prognosis, if this term can be ascribed to a malignant tumor. Like any cancer, it is characterized by infiltrative growth and metastases. However, the tumor grows slowly and metastasizes later on. Early diagnosis of prostate cancer is difficult to determine due to the lack of symptoms and...
In 2017, several large clinical trials were completed for a new cancer treatment technique called CAR T-cell therapy. It resulted in the approval of two drugs: Kymriah and Yescarta. CAR T-cell therapy is simultaneously gene therapy, immunotherapy, and cell therapy. The technique changes the patient's white blood cells in such...