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Osteosarcoma (OS) or osteogenic sarcoma is a relatively rare but aggressive primary malignant bone tumour. It makes up about 20% of all malignant bone tumors and mostly affects kids and teenagers before age 25. Active bone tissue growth gives young people more chances to get this type of cancer. The risk factors of osteosarcoma also...

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease among women in Europe. It is a heterogeneous disease, the pathogenesis of which remains unclear in most cases. Significant progress has been made in early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, which has led to improved survival rates. Different molecular subtypes of breast...

The regional chemotherapy (RCT) approach is an oncological approach with a very low toxicity profile and high tumor response due to high cytotoxic drug concentrations in an isolated perfusion bed. In addition, the therapy can be focused on limited regions if necessary, using the same technique (e.g., upper abdominal perfusion...

Ependymomas (EPN) represent approximately 5% of all central nervous system cancers – rare enough that many oncologists encounter only a handful of cases throughout their careers. The rarity creates a challenge: this brain tumor treatment protocols lack the robust evidence base found in more common cancers. That is why expertise...

Medulloblastoma is most commonly associated with children but it can also occur in adults (although it is much rarer). Statistical data show, that adult medulloblastoma accounts for less than 1% of all primary brain tumors. Typically, it originates in the cerebellum ー this is the part of the brain responsible for balance, coordination and...

Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains one of the most aggressive forms of gastrointestinal carcinomas. Just imagine that in 2022, approximately 467,000 deaths were attributed to this disease; that places PC among the top six causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide.The overall 5-year survival rate sits around 13%. That is a horrific statistic. For localized...

Cancer remains one of the most complex challenges. If we have a look at numbers, in 2020, approximately 19.3 million new cancer cases emerged worldwide, claiming nearly 10 million lives. By 2022, that figure had climbed to 20 million new diagnoses annually – one in five people will develop cancer during their lifetime. Perhaps even more striking?