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7. 6. 2019 INTENT: international project for innovation of cancer care in Europe
The INTENT project aims to find solutions for innovative patient-centered cancer care. It targets and involves various types of actors: cancer care providers, patients and policy makers. The aim is to work with these groups to create a better understanding of how to interpret the patient-centered approach and identify ways for improving cancer care in central Europe.
2. 4. 2019 Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in women ages 65 and older, with the addition of a 3-D technique called tomosynthesis improving screening performances even more, according to a study published in the journal Radiology [1].
1. 4. 2019 Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer
Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as unhealthy diet or smoking. Lately, the microbes living in and on our body have entered the stage as key players: while stomach cancer can be caused by a single bacterial species, Helicobacter pylori, the role that gut microbes play in the development of colorectal cancer – the third most common cancer worldwide – is less clear. To determine their influence, association studies aim to map how the microbes colonizing the gut of colorectal cancer patients are different from those that inhabit healthy subjects.
District Hospital Kladno, JSC
Endoscopy Centre
Address
Vančurova č.p. 1548
272 01 Kladno
Contacts
phone: +420 312 606 289
e-mail: interna@nemocnicekladno.cz
www: http://www.nemocnicekladno.cz
Location
GPS latitude: 50°8'27'' N
GPS altitude: 14°5'20'' E
phone +420 312 606 289
Colonoscopy screening centre accredited by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. More information about the screening programme is available at: Kolorektum.cz.
Chief physician
Helena Hlavová, M.D.
