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The Diagnosis of Cancer

Cancer is diagnosed if a histological examination positively detects tumour material. This is achieved by e.g. an operation (tumour or lymph node removal), fine-needle or punch biopsy or via a bone marrow examination. For these purposes, the expertise of a pathologist is indispensable. The degree to which the disease spreads can then be determined by imaging methods and nuclear medicine procedures (including: computer tomography, nuclear magnetic tomography, PET and/or PET-CT and bone scans).

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Facts about Cancer

Currently, about 250,000 people in Germany suffer from a recent case of cancer. Of these sick patients, 40-45% are healed, generally by means of surgery, radiology and medicinal tumour therapy. 55-60% of those afflicted can not be healed according to the present status of knowledge.

However, the great majority of these can be treated well in a management program that often succeeds in extending their lives considerably. As previously, the therapy concentrates on the advanced, large organ tumours. In this connection, one of the greatest challenges worldwide is achieving a lengthening of life. To this end, new therapies and new substances for cancer treatment should be made available as soon as possible to the afflicted patients.

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