The ‘A Pulmón’ Project climbs to its fifth summit, the Pico de Peñalara, with the participation of MD Anderson Madrid – Hospiten Published on 31/08/2023 The aim of this pioneering initiative is to promote the practice of sports among patients, to make lung cancer visible through mountaineering and eradicate the stigma associated with the disease.
Vulvar cancer evolves slowly over years, making it difficult to detect early Published on 08/08/2023 Some women, elderly in most cases, can feel stinging for years and often, due to modesty, do not go to a specialist, which makes it difficult to detect and complicates treatment.
The ‘healthcare limbo’ of sarcoma patients Published on 12/07/2023 The rare nature of this type of cancer has resulted in a scarcity of research and, as a consequence, less consistent diagnostic and treatment criteria, along with the difficulty of accessing specific drugs
Ears, lips and scalp, areas that we must not forget to protect from the sun in summer Published on 04/07/2023 In Spain, around 78,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year. Some sunburns are aggressive lesions that, when repeated and over the long term (20-30 years), can lead to cancer1, 2
Systematised robotic-assisted pelvic surgery facilitates surgical intervention in complex cases and reduces morbidity Published on 29/06/2023 The application of minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery facilitates the laparoscopy procedure thanks to 3D visualisation and a wider range of movement, in addition to reducing the risk of complications and sequelae for patients.
Numerous developments are enabling ever more personalised leukemia treatments with lower toxicity Published on 19/06/2023 Recent studies have sought to demonstrate the effectiveness of new targeted therapies, such as FLT3 or menin inhibitors, and cellular therapy such as CAR-T in ever earlier scenarios
Skin cancer can also develop on the lids or the inner edge of the eye Published on 13/06/2023 The eye and the lids are a part of the body also exposed to the sun and can develop various types of tumour, such as squamous or basal cell carcinomas and melanomas
More precise diagnosis of prostate cancer: fusion biopsy is the key to identifying small lesions in enlarged prostates Published on 09/06/2023 Fusion biopsy combines magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasounds using a software, in order to identify the location of a lesion on the prostate with greater precision and subsequently examine or extract it
The Head of the MD Anderson Madrid – Hospiten Medical Oncology Department presents one of the ASCO oral sessions on the treatment of genitourinary tumours Published on 05/06/2023 The IMvigor130 study, which assesses the combination of atezolizumab with chemotherapy in the first line treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma
A third of registered and authorised clinical trials in Spain are focused on medications for the treatment of cancer Published on 19/05/2023 The lines of research of the Phase I Clinical Trials Unit are principally focused on lung cancer, melanoma and head and neck cancer. Since opening in 2021, the Unit has recruited 375 patients and is currently working on 199 active trials in all phases, 54 of which are Phase I