The latest medical news, expert views on key health issues, as well as advice on disease prevention and management.
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Digital mammography
This article explains how digital mammography differs from other breast exams. It clarifies when digital mammography is preferable, and what its advantages are in getting a second opinion.
Heart catheter pros and cons
When is cardiac catheterization necessary? What are the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of this method? Can coronarography be performed in all cases, or is a differentiated approach preferable? Leading German cardiologists answer all these questions in this article.
What is a breast care specialist?
Breast problems need to be taken quite seriously. How often should I visit a field-specific physician? What preventive actions are appropriate? How can modern mastology help in disease detection? All these issues are dealt with in our post about the key features of breast care specialist work.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common oncological pathologies. The article will explain how to recognize the disease in time, what factors to pay attention to, describe modern diagnosis, treatment and prevention methods.
Radiation therapy for breast cancer
Along with surgery and various types of drugs, radiation therapy is an important component of combination treatment for malignant breast tumors. Its techniques and algorithms are being improved constantly in order to increase the effectiveness and safety of radiotherapy.
Stage IV lung cancer (carcinoma)
Even with stage IV lung cancer, there are ways to improve a patient’s general condition and quality of life, as well as increase life expectancy.
Small cell lung cancer
This article analyzes risk factors, causes, and treatment peculiarities of different types of small cell lung cancer.
SECOND OPINION IN ONCOLOGY
Second opinion in oncological diseases: when is it necessary, how to get it, what should be done after the consultation?