Oncology - general (455 contents)
Cancer is one of the world's major health problems. Although many are genetic, there are many environmental and lifestyle factors that can affect the risk of developing them. The right preventive...
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumour in Poland. In order to cover as many women as possible, newer and newer programmes of free preventive health care are created every year. Why?...
Leukaemias are a group of blood cancers. Their causes, symptoms and treatment methods vary. One possibility is transplantation, but the problem remains finding a compatible donor. However, one...
Anxiety disorders may be accompanied by various body symptoms, such as headaches, abdominal pain and hand tremors. Some people experience a feeling of having a foreign body, known as a "gula", in the...
Researchers suggest that hormone therapy for breast cancer reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Endometrial cancer is not letting up and more and more women are becoming ill. However, experts are not giving up either and are still looking for ways to find solutions. We check out what's new on...
Unhealthy food, stimulants and lack of exercise are the first things that come to mind when people think about how cancer arises. However, one often overlooked factor in cancer prevention is chronic...
Turmeric is a plant with numerous health-promoting properties, particularly beneficial for the skin. The main raw material used in both cooking and cosmetics is its rhizome, rich in curcuminoids and...
Malignant bone tumours, thanks to modern surgery, today do not mean a sentence of amputation. Let's check out the medical advances in this topic.
Nowadays, tattoos do not come as a surprise to most people - skin tattooing has become commonplace, on top of which tattoos are being applied by increasingly younger people. Some of the risks...
How important a quick diagnosis is in treatment, oncologists know all too well. This time, scientists have decided to use artificial intelligence for this purpose. We check what the results are.
Undergoing a first mammogram at the age of 50 is considered the norm. However, standards are subject to updates. We check what the latest research says about this.
Are genetics a judgment call? We look at whether we can help ourselves if we have bad genes.
Ovarian cancer is one of the more dangerous cancers of the female reproductive system, often referred to as the 'silent killer' due to its subtlety of symptoms in the early stages. In this article,...
Haemato-oncology patient. Does this mean something to you? Some of the names are difficult to understand, which is why it is so important to constantly educate and increase knowledge in oncology.
Will flavonols prove helpful in the fight for a long life? Let's find out what scientists think.
Treating a bladder tumour involves many procedures that can be inconvenient for patients. Recent research into the use of nanotechnology to treat this type of tumour offers hope for faster and more...
Breast cancer is still, despite the spread of health promotion and prevention, one of the most common cancers among women. Researchers are still looking for potential factors that increase the risk...
A recent study published by Swedish researchers shows that too much weight gain in young men may increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Breast self-examination is an integral part of preventive health care. It allows a woman to get to know her breasts and react if something worrying is found. So why do some women not perform it?...
Work on a personalised lung cancer vaccine has begun at theInternational Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) at the University of Gdansk.
Ovarian cancer is one of the most dangerous human cancers - this is because it is usually detected at a significant stage when the patient's prognosis is not good. The disease affects patients' lives...