More than a sugar condition: Diabetes
Once diabetes has been diagnosed there are many potential treatment options. What expenses fall on German patients? What does treatment entail? These questions are answered in the following article.
Is Leukemia curable?
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a disease that will result in death within a few weeks if left untreated, which is why immediate therapy is necessary. This article informs about the number of people diagnosed with AML in Germany, treatment costs and the chances of survival.
How to beat Prostate Cancer
How is prostate cancer treated in Germany? Here, the most important information about the diagnosis, the therapy and the costs are presented.
Medical robot da Vinci in practice
About 100 German clinics already work with the surgical robot da Vinci. The use of the robot offers many advantages for the patient. However, it is very expensive.
Bypass surgery – yes or no?
When an artery of the heart is blocked, a bridging is necessary in order to provide the heart with sufficient oxygen. This bridging is called a bypass. In this article, you can read about the duration of a bypass operation, its costs and risks.
Mostly defeated: breast cancer
This article presents the treatment costs of breast cancer in Germany and essential therapies.
Early detection of Breast Cancer with “discovering hands”
When blind people have a highly sensitive tactile sense, they are better at finding nodules in the breast than doctors. This gave the German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann an idea.
This is how Intestinal Surgery works
More than 400,000 patients undergo intestinal surgery per year in Germany. Thus, it is the most common surgical intervention in Germany. Here, you can find out how much an operation costs and which surgical procedures are applied.
Child illness: Asthma
Diagnosis - Therapy - Medication - Cost. This article presents the most important information on the treatment of asthma in Germany.
Skin Cancer – A Consequence of Sunburn?
Diagnosis – Therapy – Medication – Costs. This article gives the most important information about the treatment of skin cancer in Germany.