Pandemic impacted on decline in transplants
The number of organ transplants in 2020 is down by a third compared to 2019. This may be influenced by the covid-19 pandemic.
Scientists have discovered a problem that can complicate bone marrow transplants
A team of researchers involving scientists from the Czech Republic has discovered that one type of blood cell, hitherto thought to be harmless, can reduce the success of a bone marrow transplant:...
Glowing dye and surgical treatment of breast cancer
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Perelman School of Medicine, have developed an innovative method for detecting cancerous cells. A dye that glows in infrared...
Pneumonectomy: when is it performed and how does a lung resection affect patients' lives?
Lung resection (pneumonectomy) is sometimes performed on patients with lung cancer, but it can also be performed on patients with other diseases. Living with only one lung - happily - is possible,...
Breast reconstruction - own fat tissue and the BRAVA system
The breast augmentation procedure, which is still one of the most popular in the field of aesthetic medicine, is not only carried out for aesthetic reasons, but also to reconstruct the breasts after...
What is a lymphadenectomy?
Cancer sufferers repeatedly struggle with emerging metastases. Cancer metastasis, known as tumour spread, is the spread of secondary tumours of a malignant tumour that arise from the cells of the...
HIPEC (hyperthermia intraperitoneal chemotherapy) for the treatment of peritoneal metastases
The peritoneum is the serous membrane covering the abdominal wall from the inside and some organs from the outside (including: stomach, part of the duodenum, small intestine and most of the colon,...
Diet after gastrectomy - important patient information
A gastrectomy is a surgical procedure for the total (total or total gastrectomy) or partial (subtotal gastrectomy) removal of the stomach. It is a form of surgical treatment of gastric cancer, a...
Oncological procedures and surgery - key information
The role of diagnostic procedures is invaluable in situations where a confident diagnosis cannot be made based on less invasive methods (mainly radiological). During a diagnostic procedure, material...
Dried prunes may help protect the health of people undergoing radiotherapy
It turns out that the tasty snack may protect against bone loss caused by exposure to ionising radiation and thus protect against osteoporosis.
Reconstructive surgery in oncology
Reconstructive surgery used in oncology, until now, has largely concerned women who have undergone a mastectomy. However, medical developments have made it possible to use this type of surgery in the...
Innovative surgery with fluorescent dye
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a new way of operating on tumours, whereby diseased cells are dyed with a fluorescent colour.
Craniotomy procedure - how to prepare
Before the doctors - highly qualified specialists - proceed with the craniotomy, it is essential to inform them of certain points. It is also worthwhile for the patient to be adequately prepared for...
What is a craniotomy and in what cases is it used?
Although the history of the operation known as cranial trepanation dates back to the Neolithic period, its modern version - craniotomy - is a miracle of modern medicine, saving patients' lives every...
Advantages and disadvantages of cold treatment
Before opting for cryotherapy, it is worth finding out what advantages this treatment has over other forms of treatment and what side effects it may have.
What is cryosurgery and what types of cancer can be treated with it?
Treatment using low temperatures has shown to be highly effective for many types of cancer, without the side effects associated with the use of more invasive methods.
'One and Done' - a promising new type of breast cancer surgery
The first operation to simultaneously remove cancer and reconstruct the breast has been performed.
Course of lung cancer surgery recorded on ... Twitter
In a bid to spread cancer education, Americans have recorded the course of an operation on one of their social media outlets.
Bioprinting a breakthrough in transplantation?
A professor at the University of Minnesota has discovered that biologically printed oesophageal cells can replace organs from donors.
Breast cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, simple amputation
In Poland, one of the most common malignancies in women is breast cancer (according to various sources, it ranks first or second in terms of cancer incidence). Breast cancer is mainly treated...
What does a subcutaneous breast amputation look like?
The main treatment for breast cancer (which is one of the most common malignancies in women in Poland) is surgery. One of the radical procedures used is subcutaneous amputation.
Breast cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, surgical treatment methods
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Poland and is the second most frequent cause of death from cancer after lung cancer. Every year, approximately 16,000 women develop this cancer and...
