Cancer Immunotherapy
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 ...
Medical tourism: mainstream surgeries and manipulations
Medical tourism is a sector of an economic activity that is developing rapidly in the recent years. Number of patients who referred to foreign clinics for help is also growing steadily. No wonder, as the medical treatment overseas means reliability, quality and competitive prices, which is not the last thing during the crisis.
VIP Treatment Abroad: Celebrities Recommend
Treatment abroad has a list of benefits, ask anyone who has been fortunate enough to experience this royal treatment first hand. Usually celebrities and stars jump at the opportunity to travel abroad to countries that offer excellent medical treatment and care especially when their own country isn't able to provide such treatments and high...
Where to Get Treatment during World Crisis?
The origins of medical tourism can be traced back to extreme antiquity, when people, who suffered from different illnesses, traveled to distant shores to get help from a well-known sorcerer or healer. While back then there were time and space constraints, right now a patient chooses a country and a clinic regardless...
Opdivo. New Treatment of the Lung Cancer
No operations or chemotherapy needed? Is that possible? The new drug Opdivo will soon make treatment of the advanced stage melanoma available for the patients all over the world! Unfortunately, European countries face this kind of disease more frequently. Statistics leave much to be desired: lung cancer brings great fear...
Appeal and Risks of Medical Tourism
International medical tourism relates to travel for purposes of visiting health care facilities in other countries. The person’s visit may have different goals. Basically it is possible to obtain high-quality health care services, or general health rehabilitation (recreation medical tourism). Most often, the patient travels to another country...
Cellular therapy is a fast-growing field in Medicine
Cell therapy – is one of the fastest growing fields for the treatment of diseases. It’s based on the use of artificially collected cells or products by their cultivation. Until recently cell therapy was not commonly used. The reason was the high cost of the cell therapy and expensive equipment. Nowadays we find quite a large number ...
University Hospital Erlangen Challenges Melanoma
Malignant melanoma is highly aggressive form of skin cancer. For many patients with malign melanoma in an advanced stage, there was little hope until recently. In recent studies, there have been new and hopeful developments in the medical world. Making breakthroughs for melanoma patients are two newly licensed drugs that show...