Hasan Morcali

Radiotherapy is one of the fundamental methods of cancer treatment and a stage that many patients encounter during their treatment journey. When the treatment plan is being discussed, side effects are among the topics patients ask about most often; questions such as “what will I feel, when will it pass, how will it affect my […]

Cancer treatment has become increasingly personalised in recent years; the idea of “the same treatment for every patient” is gradually being replaced by approaches shaped around the characteristics of the disease and the individual. One of the most important tools in this shift is genetic testing. In cancer, genetic testing aims to examine the genetic […]

Surgery is one of the first methods that comes to mind when cancer treatment is mentioned; for many people, the treatment process begins with the idea of surgically removing the tumour. However, oncological surgery is less an independent treatment that works on its own and more a part of modern cancer care that functions in […]

One of the areas frequently mentioned during cancer diagnosis and treatment, yet often not fully understood, is nuclear medicine. Many people assume it is simply an imaging method, but it is in fact a broad discipline that can play a role both in visualising disease and, in certain cases, in treatment itself. In oncology, nuclear […]

A lung cancer diagnosis brings with it many questions for both the patient and their relatives. How is treatment planned? Which methods are taken into assessment? How does the process proceed? The search for answers to these questions often begins in a period when it is difficult to reach accurate information. Why Does Lung Cancer […]

In some cancer types showing spread to the region of the peritoneum, treatment planning requires a multifaceted assessment process. One of the surgical approaches that may come into consideration in this process is the joint addressing of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, by its common name HIPEC. This approach, which has increasingly found a […]

Gynaecological oncological surgery is the subspecialty of oncology in which cancer types originating from the female reproductive organs and precancerous formations are addressed by surgical means. This disease group, also known as women’s cancers, can originate from the uterus, the ovary, the cervix, the vulva and the vagina. Since each tumour type carries different biological […]

A brain tumour diagnosis is the beginning of a process that brings with it many questions and uncertainties. How is treatment planned? Which methods are taken into assessment? These questions arise for both the patient and their relatives in the moments when the process is felt most intensely. What Is a Brain Tumour, Is It […]