Oncology
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AI in Skin Cancer Detection: What Apps and Devices Can Do
Algorithms can sometimes recognise melanomas in photos as well as specialists. But there is a big difference between a study result and…
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Sun Protection for Children: Online Programme Improves Behaviour but Not Sunburn Rates
Children of melanoma survivors protected themselves better from the sun after a telemedicine programme. However, the number of sunburns did not clearly…
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Paget’s Disease: Bone Disease and Paget’s Disease of the Breast – Two Different Conditions
The name “Paget’s disease” covers two completely different conditions: a disorder of bone remodelling and a rare form of cancer of the…
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Benign Skin Conditions: What You Should Know
Common but often overlooked skin conditions that deserve attention The skin is the largest organ of our body and is in…
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Breast Reconstruction in Breast Cancer
Plastic reconstructive procedures in breast cancer are possible both as part of tumour resection or the primary operation (immediate reconstruction) and at…
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Systemic Therapy of Breast Cancer
Since breast cancer is most likely a generalised disease, a generalised treatment regimen must also be used. Systemic neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy…
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What Is the ERBB2 / HER2/neu Gene?
The HER2/neu gene encodes a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor family of receptor tyrosine kinases. The HER2/neu gene is…
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Overview of Treatment for Breast Cancer
Because of the diversity and complexity of this disease, the care of patients with breast cancer cannot be carried out successfully by…
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CRISPR/Cas9 – The Revolutionary Gene Scissors Used in a Human for the First Time
The revolutionary gene-editing system CRISPR/Cas9 was used for the first time in a human patient at West China Hospital on 28 October…
