Departments: Oncology
10/15/2009
Nobel scientist urges wider vaccination against HPV infection
A global vaccination programme against human papilloma virus (HPV), to include boys as well as girls, could lead to eradication of the virus and virtual disappearance of cervical …
10/15/2009
Gynaecological cancer treatment enters new era of patient-tailored care
Advances in cancer prevention and treatment reported at this week´s premier European congress for specialists in gynaecological cancers show that care is being more effectively …
10/01/2009
Cancer: Holistic approach is needed
Europe is facing the challenge of an expected dramatic increase in the prevalence of cancer that could reach 15 million Europeans by 2020. Health systems will require the …
09/23/2009
ECCO 15 and 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress unites European Oncology
The first joint congress ECCO 15 ESMO 34 of the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is taking place this week in Berlin. …
09/23/2009
New European Academy of Cancer Sciences founded
A new initiative designed to inform and educate policymakers at national, European, and global level about the needs of the oncology community was launched at Europes largest …
09/23/2009
Improving survival of metastatic breast cancer patients
Removal of the primary breast tumour in women whose cancer has already spread to other parts of the body can have a significant effect on their survival, Dutch researchers have …
09/23/2009
Simpler tests for gastrointestinal cancers
Colorectal cancer occurs in approximately one in every 17 people during their lifetime and is the second leading cause of cancer death in Europe. Two new blood tests could aid in …
09/16/2009
Colorectal cancer today and tomorrow
Colorectal cancer (CRC) jointly describes cancers of the colon and rectum. Worldwide, CRCs are among the most common cancers. In Europe and the USA the occurrence of CRCs are …
09/16/2009
Colorectal cancers
Incidence data from cancer registries have drawn the attention to colorectal cancer. It is one of the most common cancers in developed countries. In 2006, the estimated number of …
09/16/2009
Personalised cancer care
For many years we have heard about personalised cancer treatments, understood each cancer patient is different and that one size fits all treatments are not appropriate. We …
09/01/2009
Research on insulin cancer risk rings alarm
Four different population-based studies, recently published in Diabetelogia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), examine a possible link …
09/01/2009
MINDACT
Researchers around the globe are studying whether a genomic test, developed with micro-array technology, is superior to traditional methods in assessing aggressive breast cancer, …
09/01/2009
Software to clarify MRI scan analysis
3D Net Perfusion, new software developed by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) working with Biotronics3D, aims to improve the accuracy of MRI scan analysis and treatment …
09/01/2009
Berlins treatment centres
Founded and managed by Prof Peter Schlag, the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCCC) co-ordinates cancer diagnostics and therapies across all medical disciplines. …
09/01/2009
Novel cancer treatment options
During a gathering of clinicians, scientists and economists at this years Medical Technology Congress (Treffpunkt für Medizintechnik) held in Berlins Charité Hospital, all …
08/05/2009
Silenced genes as a warning sign of blood cancer
In the genetic material of cancer cells, important growth inhibitors are often switched off by chemical labels in the DNA. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center and the …
07/30/2009
New Skin Cancer Patch: Possible Alternative to Surgery
A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers from …
07/20/2009
Lebermetastasen schonender behandeln
Dr. Lena Maier-Hein aus dem Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum erhält den Waltraud-Lewenz-Preis 2008 für die Entwicklung eines computergesteuerten Zielsystems, das die …
07/01/2009
Intra-operative radiotherapy advances
Intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT) using the Intrabeam system from Carl Zeiss has been confirmed as a new alternative to the current approach to radiotherapy for breast cancer, …
07/01/2009
The 11th EAPC Congress
Faced with death, what are the wishes of terminally ill patients? Does a request for euthanasia disappear with good palliative care? How invasive should medicine be at this final …
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