Mindfulness in the treatment of chronic pain and improvement in the quality of life of both oncological and non-oncological patients

Pain, which accompanies almost every third Pole, is an ever greater medical, psychological and social challenge. Relieving pain, and chronic one in particular, is now becoming one of the most important tasks for contempo...

The role of lapatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer

HER2 positive breast cancer presents 25–35% of newly diagnosed cases and is associated with more aggressiveness and poorer prognosis. The anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumab improved the outcome of women with HER p...

Płyn w worku osierdziowym zagrażający tamponadą serca u chorych onkologicznie – standardy diagnostyki i leczenia

Obecność płynu w worku osierdziowym zagrażająca tamponadą serca jest stanem bezpośredniego zagrożenia życia. Najważniejsze w takim przypadku są: rozpoznanie, ustalenie wskazań do perikardiocentezy i drenaż jamy osierdzia...

Cardio-oncology: What is the future?

Perioperative treatment of oesophageal, oesophago-gastric adenocarcinoma: new standards of care and controversies

Oesophageal, gastroesophageal and gastric cancers represent important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Even after radical surgical procedure (R0) 5-year survival remains unsatisfactory. It is assumed that perioperat...