Brachytherapy for cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is a disease that requires complex treatment. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are used for the treatment of cervical cancer. In turn, radiation therapy is divided into external and internal (brachytherapy) therapy. What is brachytherapy? Brachytherapy involves the placement of a radioactive source near...
Hyperthermia – effective cancer treatment method in Germany
Germany is one of the most prosperous countries in the field of cancer treatment. German clinics offer the latest methods of fighting malignant neoplasms that are not available in hospitals in other countries yet. One of the actively developing methods is called hyperthermia. High temperatures influence cancer cells during the treatment.
Diagnostics of brain tumors
Tumors of the brain are group of neoplasms that develop in the structures of the central nervous system. They can be benign or malignant. Some pathologies can be completely cured. In other case, the average life expectancy of a person after diagnosis is only 2-3 years. Usually, a patient visits a doctor because of...
Treatment at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
The University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden covers an entire spectrum of medicine. It is a maximum care hospital comprised of 21 highly specialized departments where one can receive quality treatment of all diseases. Dresden is a German city located near the border of the Czech Republic and Germany.
ROSA - the Neurosurgeons dream assistant
Robotic assisted technology is the latest breakthrough in neurosurgery. Robotic Surgery Assistance or ROSA as it is commonly called, is now being used at the University clinic in Frankfurt, Germany. The advantages of using robotic surgery is minimally invasive, less pain, small incisions, reduced blood loss, quick recovery ...
Classification of cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases of women. This is the most common tumor among women of reproductive age. When one has cancer of the cervix, metastases appear early and it can cause a large number of negative outcomes. If it is the second stage of the pathology, there is a great possibility for one's death.
Minimally invasive mitral valve reconstruction
Mitral valve disease is a lesion of the bicuspid valve and subvalvular structures, leading to impaired hemodynamics and the development of heart failure. Asymptomatic valvular heart disease is present in 2.5% of the population, increasing to 13% with age. In the absence of competent treatment, mitral valve dysfunction significantly reduces the quality and expectancy of life.
Diagnostics of lung cancer
Lung cancer remains one of the most wide spread malignant oncologic illnesses. Lung cancer is a deadly disease and its poorly responds to treatment. The main problem is that it ’is extremely hard to recognize lung cancer at the early stages. Symptoms appear quite late. Therefore, lung cancer is diagnosed usually only on at stage 3 or 4 when radical treatment is impossible.
