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Advice from a Cancer Nurse

Interview with Ingeborg Brandl, nursing expert and qualified nurse, Breast Care Nurse, Vienna General Hospital; clothing: The onion look is very helpful right now.
This allows you to adjust your clothing and feel comfortable at all times, regardless of how warm you feel.

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Medication from the pharmacy

Asked by Kurt Pröll; pharmacies often do not have cancer treatment drugs in stock.
This is because they are usually very expensive (for the pharmacy, not for you) and the need varies greatly.
However, every pharmacy can order the medication you need!

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Femininity, sexuality and gynaecological cancer

Ask Dr. Margit Bartl; Can you please briefly explain the differences between cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal carcinoma and vulvar carcinoma?
These are completely different cancers of different organs.
Some of them can be diagnosed very quickly and easily because they are external.

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Breast cancer and breast surgery

Interview with Univ.
Prof. Dr. Florian Fitzal, Head of Breast Surgery and General Surgery Ward 21C at Vienna General Hospital How can patients best prepare for surgery?
It is best to ask the surgeon if there are any special measures that can be taken, as every surgeon treats patients a little differently.

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Pain therapy

A question for Dr. Andrea Auer As an anaesthetist, are you also part of the tumor board?
As part of a tumor board, oncologists and treating surgeons decide together with the radiologists, who interpret the imaging, which therapy is indicated for the patient.

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The Teeth in Chemo Times

Asked by Dr. Caroline Coen Oncologists, radiologists, surgeons and psychologists are often the first people you think of when considering who will determine and accompany your treatment pathway.
However, it is also important to include dentists in the medical team.
It has long been known that oral health can influence the immune system.

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Breast reconstruction

Ask Dr. Nina Fuchsjäger Basically, a distinction is made between breast reconstruction with autologous tissue and breast reconstruction with implants.
When we talk about breast reconstruction with autologous tissue, this means that we transplant tissue from various healthy areas of the body.
A wide variety of body regions are suitable for this: the large back muscle, skin and muscle from the inner thigh area or even muscle or just skin-fat tissue from the abdomen

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Radiotherapy

Interview with Univ.
Prof. Dr. Annemarie Schratter-Sehn What does radiotherapy do?
Ionizing radiation destroys rapidly dividing cells.
Tumor cells divide faster than the surrounding tissue.
Therefore, the tumor cells are destroyed/severely damaged and the tissue is largely not.

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