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A few decades ago a diagnosis of “cancer” sounded like a death sentence. Today, many oncologic diseases can be successfully cured thanks to the rapid development of healthcare. Medical science in prosperous countries such as Germany has succeeded in increasing the rate of curing these diseases.

Biological therapy of cancer based on dendritic cells obtained from the patient’s blood is one of the most efficient means to beat cancer. Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Jäger at Heidelberg University Hospital summarized about the limited and almost primitive approaches of chemotherapy, which involves an injection of the so-called ...

Alopecia treatment is one of the most topical branches of aesthetic medicine in the 21st century. Actually, hair transplantation is the only technique that completely solves the problem of hair loss. This kind of treatment was first proposed in the 1950s by Dr. Orentreich. At that time surgeons used transplantation of whole skin...

The treatment of liver cancer and liver cancer metastases is one of the most complex and challenging tasks in oncology. The diversity of primary malignant tumors poses significant difficulties for both doctors and patients. Even more critical is liver metastasis due to other cancers, with some tumors, such as colon or lung cancer, showing a particular predisposition to form liver metastases.

Rheumatism or rheumatic fever is a complication of streptococcal infection of the tonsils. It is the result of an inadequate immune response to bacterial inflammation. Immune complexes attack not only streptococci but also normal tissues, heart, joints, skin, and structures of the central nervous system. Rheumatic fever most often...

Thousands of patients visit Israel every year for receiving high-quality medical services at an affordable price. Dozens of modern medical centers operate in the country, where you can take advantage of the latest developments in oncology, neurosurgery, reproductology or other high-tech medical fields. Israel is considered country with the best price-quality ratio in the field of medicine.

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...

Chemotherapy is one of the vast therapeutic focuses in oncology, which uses drugs to suppress tumour growth and its destruction. This treatment is used all over the world. It is effective for most types of cancer. European hospitals achieve the best results using chemotherapy. Some patients mistakenly believe that chemotherapy...