Proton therapy – advanced cancer treatment method
Proton therapy is the most modern method of radiation therapy. Proton therapy has been carried out since the 2000s, and during this time, it has proven itself as a highly accurate and effective treatment method for malignant tumors. The essence of radiation therapy is the destruction of DNA in cancer cells, with the help of ionizing...
Hydrogel spacers treatment for prostate cancer in Germany
A radiation therapist is an important member of the medical team that treats prostate cancer. Due to the proximity of the prostate to the bladder, penis, and intestines, radiation therapy may cause complications such as urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and post-radiation rectal and pelvic tissue inflammation (proctitis and...
Klatskin tumor: treatment of bile duct cancer in Germany
Klatskin tumor is the most common type of cancer, which develops from bile duct cells. It accounts for more than 50% of all cases of pathology. Klatskin tumors most often occur in males. Nowadays, Germany can offer innovative treatment methods that show excellent results even in advanced stages of the disease, which until recently were...
Benefits of treating prostate cancer with the da Vinci robot
Prostate cancer is one of the three most common cancers among men. The main method of treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer is surgical intervention – a radical prostatectomy. Currently, surgeons from the leading foreign clinics prefer performing a robot-assisted prostatectomy. The use of the da Vinci robotic system ensures the...
Lutetium 177-PSMA: a new generation drug for prostate cancer treatment
Prostate cancer is a common male oncological disease experienced by men. Prostate cancer can be treated in the early stages. However, on condition of distant metastases life prognosis becomes unfavorable. But, the development of medicine forges ahead. Prostate cancer is a common male oncological disease experienced...
Treatment of prostate cancer in leading German hospitals: the innovative drug Lutetium-177
In 2020, prostate cancer became the second most common type of cancer found in men. Cancer develops from the basal cells of the prostate gland. Over time it...
The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Radionuclides (Lutetium-177) for Prostate Cancer Treatment in Germany
One of the reports at the final meeting of the reputable Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) in 2019 was completely devoted to the use of...
Bone marrow transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure that is used for implanting healthy hematopoietic cells into a patient's body in order to resume the process of hematopoiesis. Indications for bone marrow transplantation are: anemia, all types of leukemia, myeloma, some oncological diseases (for example, testicular cancer)...