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MINOCA - A New Type of Myocardial Infarction?

By Dr. Sandra Mitic |September 03, 2020|English | Français

A new syndrome of myocardial infarction (MI) has been defined in the clinical context over the past few years - myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Several large, international acute myocardial infarction (AMI) studies...
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Changes in Cancer Classification - How Do They Impact Critical Illness Insurance?

By Tim Eppert |July 14, 2020|English | Français

What is a cancer - and what is not? While the answer to this question is obvious in many cases, it is not always straightforward. A disease is deemed as malignant or cancerous when there is an uncontrolled growth of cells that is invasive, i.e., the...
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World Cancer Day - Celebrating a Decline in U.S. Cancer Mortality

By Jean-Marc Fix |February 04, 2020|English

When the Cancer Statistics, 2020 report was released a few weeks ago, the press rightfully basked in the great news: In the U.S. there were 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than there would have been if the historically increasing cancer rates had remained...
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When Is a Heart Attack a Heart Attack?

By Dr. John O’Brien |November 05, 2019|English

Right up until the 1960s no specific treatment for heart attack existed; patients were simply advised to go home and rest in bed. Today, although our understanding and treatment of what’s technically called myocardial infarction (MI) has come...
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Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia - From Fatal to Chronic Disease

By Dr. John O’Brien |October 16, 2019|English

Major advances in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) have produced a welcome improvement in its prognosis. CML used to be a universally fatal condition; now, for some patients, it can be considered a chronic illness with little impact...
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New Methods of Treating Prostate Cancer

By Dr. Sandra Mitic |July 23, 2019|English | Deutsch

With around 60,000 new cases per year, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in Germany. The incidence of prostate cancer - especially the early stages - has been increasing steadily for years. This is also due to early detection...
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