Reasons for high smoking prevalence in Europe compared to Australia and North America are low prices of tobacco adjusted for purchasing power and poor smoke-free legislation and enforcement in Central and Eastern Europe. High rates of passive …

Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are common complications in patients with active cancer. For many years low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) have been the preferred treatment option for cancer patients, because of their superiority over …

Next-generation sequencing allows the simultaneous interrogation of a large number of genomic targets and is therefore highly suitable for situations, in which mutations in many different genes may have a clinical impact. This short educational …

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the foremost lethal gynaecologic malignancy and among the top five deadliest cancers in women. Current treatment comprises a combination therapy of surgery, platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-vascular endothelial growth …

Being the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States [ 1 ]. With an incidence exceeding 20%, metastatic cutaneous lesions are more often found in women with …

Febrile neutropenia (FEN) is the most common complication requiring hospitalization and causing mortality in patients with hematological cancer. Also, febrile episodes prolong the duration of hospitalization in neutropenic patients [ 1 ].