Re: Image-guided Tumor Ablation: A Technical Overview of a Less Invasive Cancer Treatment

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sanwan wrote:
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
While the death rates for several other major illnesses like
cardiovascular disease and pneumonia have decreased by more than 50
percent over the past decade (1), the mortality rates for cancer have
remained relatively stable. In fact, approximately 250,000 people die
each year from cancer of the liver, kidney, colon and lung (1).
Surgical resection is a potentially curative treatment option, but
many patients are not candidates for surgery due to advanced age or
infirmity. Surgery is also associated with significant morbidity and a
substantial recovery period. Minimally invasive therapies have
recently been developed in an effort to reduce procedural morbidity
and increase the number of patients eligible for treatment, both
curative and palliative (i.e. treat symptoms related to the cancer
without curing the cancer). Tumor ablation is one promising option
that has become viable for achieving local control of tumors in
several different organs.
Image-guided tumor ablation is the destruction of cancerous tissue
utilizing either chemical or thermal means, with computed tomography
(CT), ultrasound (US), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to
identify the tumor and guide the procedure. These procedures utilize
needles or thin probes and can usually be done percutaneously (i.e.
through the skin) without making a surgical incision (Figure 1).
I found a page on the cancer site navigation
http://www.brinkstor.com/cancer/cancer_website_navigation.htm

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