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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has changed the landscape of healthcare globally. Particularly challenging clinical scenarios arise in the care of cancer patients who have high-risk disease and are at greater risk of developing a severe, life-threatening COVID-19 if exposed to SARS-CoV-2. The mortality rate is significantly higher among SARS-CoV-2 infected […]

Understanding cancer-cell autonomous mechanisms that shape the immune microenvironment and mediate resistance to immune checkpoint blockade in bladder cancer is of paramount importance.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has emerged as an alarming disease since December 2019, claiming the lives of thousands across the world to date. This pandemic has burdened healthcare systems all over the world due to its heavy death toll. Researchers are actively working on effective treatment strategies, the scope of vaccination, and […]

The COVID-19 pandemic induced a global emergency that overwhelmed most hospitals around the world. Access to Hospitals has been restricted to selective oncological and urgent patients to minimize surgeries requiring Intensive Care Unit care.

Primary urethral carcinoma (PUC) is a rare cancer accounting for <1% of all genitourinary malignancies. To provide updated practical recommendations for the diagnosis and management of PUC.

In order to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Germany has implemented drastic restrictions on public or social life, while health institutions are invoked to postpone elective procedures.

There is little information on how to prioritize testis cancer (TC) patients’ care during COVID-19 pandemic in order to relieve its pressure on the health care systems. To describe the recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with TC amidst COVID- 19 pandemic.

Background: Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is an incurable malignancy. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play key roles in drug resistance. Materials & methods: LncRNA HORAS5 role in cabazitaxel resistance (i.

Xerostomia is a well-known complication after iodine-131 (131I) therapy for thyroid carcinoma. It is currently insufficiently understood how the dose and biodistribution of 131I relates to salivary gland toxicity, and whether this is consistent for all salivary glands within a single patient.

Men die earlier than women in Germany. Men also have impaired access to cancer screening compared to women. Our Movember campaign 2019 at University Hospital Frankfurt (UKF) aimed at improving health care awareness in the context of prostate cancer checkup.