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the Fero Foundation and the Institute of Oncology of the Vall d ’ Hebron warned of the high incidence of melanoma still one of tumors with better prognosis if diagnosed early -The doctor Javier Cortés, head of the program of Melanoma of the Institute of Oncology of the Vall d ’ Hebron, analyzes developments in treatments of skin tumors, focused towards personalized medicine -melanoma is the tumor whose incidence is rising, after lung cancer. Barcelona, may 2012.- Melanoma is one of the most known and widespread skin cancer tumors and is now positioned as the tumor whose incidence is rising, after lung cancer. Spain estimates that melanoma is 2% of malignant tumors in men and 3% in women. Despite the gradual increase in its impact in society and if the skin tumor that causes more deaths, melanoma remains today one of the cancers with less public visibility and one of which fewer resources receives research, because remember doctor Javier Cortés, head of the program of Melanoma of the Institute of Oncology of the Vall d ’ Hebron. Towards personalized medicine Melanoma is one of the tumors with better prognosis, since that, thanks to surgery, 80% of patients manage to overcome the disease. However, despite the fact that the majority of melanomas are cured if diagnosed at an early stage, in Spain there are approximately between 800 and 900 patients...

30% Of persons with stroke can not walk with independence six months after the injury. 50th Congress of the Spanish society of rehabilitation and physical medicine (SERMEF). Córdoba, from 15 to 18 may 2012. -In this period, half of those affected remains partial paralysis affecting an arm and a leg on the same side of the body -stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults -disability can be reduced through rehabilitation Córdoba may 2012.- after six months of having suffered a stroke half of those affected presents a hemiparesis (decrease of the driving force or partial paralysis) (which affects an arm and a leg on the same side of the body), 30% must use wheelchair During locomotion, a fourth are completely dependent for the implementation of activities of daily living, and 20% have severe communication disorders and more than one third depression. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in developed countries and the leading cause of disability in the adult patient. The ictus generate disability in a very significant percentage. These data have been provided by Dr. Juan Ignacio Marín, Physiatrist Hospital Aita Menni (Bilbao), during a workshop held during the fiftieth Congress of the Spanish society of rehabilitation and physical medicine (SERMEF) which took place in Cordoba. The service of rehabilitation del Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba was the host of this outstanding national...