Basal cell carcinoma (BCC, „basal cell carcinoma“) is the most common skin cancer. It usually grows slowly and metastasizes much less frequently than other forms of skin cancer, but can be locally destructive - especially on the face (nose, eye region, ears). What is basal cell carcinoma? Basal cell carcinoma develops from cells in the basal layer of the skin. It occurs preferentially in areas exposed to the sunContinue reading

Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, therapy - and classification for frequency therapy The atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a very rare, highly malignant (WHO grade 4) tumor of the central nervous system (CNS) that occurs predominantly in infants and young children. AT/RT is one of the embryonal CNS tumors and requires rapid, specialized diagnostics and multimodal therapy inContinue reading

Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, therapy - plus frequency lists (EDTFL/CAFL) What is a high-grade astrocytoma? Astrocytomas are gliomas (brain tumors from glial cells). In practice, „high-grade“ usually means WHO grade 3 (formerly „anaplastic astrocytoma“) or WHO grade 4 (in the current WHO classification, this often corresponds to what used to be called secondary glioblastoma or higher-grade astrocytoma).Continue reading

Brief overview Appendiceal cancer (also known as appendix cancer) is a rare cancer of the appendix. Many cases are discovered by chance - e.g. after an operation for suspected appendicitis. What is appendix carcinoma? In appendix carcinoma, cells of the appendix grow uncontrollably and form a tumor. There are different types of tumors thatContinue reading

Abstract:Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is rare but extremely aggressive. The article explains symptoms, diagnostics and modern therapies (including targeted approaches). In the frequency section: ETDFL and CAFL programs as an experimental supplement. Author: NLS Informationsmedizin GmbH, Herbert Eder 1) What is anaplastic thyroid carcinoma? Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare, undifferentiated form of thyroid cancer.Continue reading