Oncology- cancer treatments in Switzerland, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Montreux, Lucerne, Basel, Ticino
Medical oncology is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The diagnosis sets the scene for treatment by the oncologists. Chemotherapy, hormonal treatments, immunotherapy or “targeted” cancer therapies are available. The dose, the dosage schedule and the combination of individual agents depend on the patient‘s condition and the nature of their diseases. Medicines for controlling tumours are either administered orally, injected or infused by drip. Drip infusions require either outpatient (lasting a few hours) or hospital treatment (from two to several days’ duration). Chemotherapies can cause unwanted side effects. Research and practice strive to limit these side effects to a minimum.
Cancer treatment abroad has a clear advantage, as oncologists diagnose and treat the disease with the same care. Cancer screening in Switzerland is not only a timely diagnosis; it is the ability to start the treatment and the prevention as quickly as possible.
Cancer and Chemotherapy
Mutations are often due to the accumulation of toxins (tobacco, alcohol, chemical products), radiation, infection (bacteria, viruses), as well as more rarely hereditary factor.
Anticancer chemotherapy is a systemic treatment, blocking cell division, leading to their dying. Chemotherapy does not distinguish healthy cells from cancer; this explains the presence of the majority of the side effects of this treatment. The first types of chemotherapy appeared in the period from 1945 to 1950, for the treatment of leukaemia and lymphoma. However, a significant progress in the field of chemotherapy medicine was made only in the seventies with the discovery of cisplatin derivatives.
Progress narrowly focused therapy
These drugs have radically changed the outlook for the development of tumors, significantly increasing the efficiency of the treatment and survival of patients. Avastine® -a blocking angiogenesis medicament is used for the treatment of metastatic cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Acting at the level of proliferation of blood vessels, it stifles the tumor, increasing the likelihood of tumor remission when combining this treatment with classical chemotherapy.
Cancer treatment with curative intent and palliative treatment
It is worth to note that today, the age of the patient is no longer a limiting factor for the use of an anti-cancer treatment and palliative care. Their use is clearly observed in elderly patients without comorbidities.
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