Modern Cancer Therapy (Interventional Oncology)
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Modern Cancer Therapy (Interventional Oncology). Conventional cancer therapy, include: surgical removal of the tumor, radiotherapy (radiation), chemotherapy and biological therapy. The third method is the most common cancer therapies used. Unfortunately this type of cancer therapy is not without problems / side effects. Cancer patients in developing countries are increasingly critical, and has a range of new demands, such as: risks and side effects that are smaller, faster recovery time, and more cost-effective therapy (outpatient rather than inpatient), Thank you for development and computer technology that allows all of that to happen. Cancer therapies that exploit this minimally invasive technique, called : Interventional Oncology.
Interventional oncology has helped approximately 10 million cancer patients worldwide, especially colorectal cancer patients / colon and breast cancer. In addition, patients with advanced cancer (metastasis) to the very large size of the tumor, which previously could not be operated on. Interventional oncology really help these patients.
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Here are some modern cancer therapy is commonly used :
ROBOTIC SURGERY RADIO SYSTEM
Knifeless method (without a real scalpel) replace open surgery with laser light / radioactive particles that accurately directed to the location of the tumor with the help of computer. This method is safe to use without damaging healthy tissue around the tumor. Another benefit of this cancer therapy: a faster recovery and no residual surgical sutures, except the slightest sign of a pinhole.
The types of cancer that can be treated by methods Robotic Radio Surgery System, among others :
- Malignant tumors: astrocytoma, glioma, a tumor in the skull, metastases (brain and spine), nasopharyngeal cancer
- Benign tumors: meningioma, acoustic neuroma, schwannoma, pituitary gland adenomas, hemangioblastoma, craniopharngioma, other benign tumors
- Extracranial Tumors: base of skull, neck, pelvis, spine, collar bone, pancreas, liver, lung, prostate and other tumors in other areas of the body.
- TRANS arterial chemo-embolization (TACE)
TACE method has been used extensively in the past 15 years to treat cases of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer which are very large (> 5 cm) that was inoperable. In TACE, a small catheter that contains high doses of chemotherapy drugs directed to the location of the tumor through the visualization of the X-RAY. The goal: blocking the blood vessels that bring food to the tumor in order to starve the tumor to death. TACE cancer therapy is very short and the patient just needs to rest a total of 20-24 hours. SELECTIVE INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY (SIRT)
Unlike the conventional radiotherapy, SIRT routed directly to the tumor site and will selectively burn only the tumor alone. With this targeted cancer therapies, physicians are now able to perform radiotherapy in tumors that are difficult to reach locations by external radiotherapy, seperto: liver tumors. Additionally SIRT also produce a 40-fold lyang ore effective radiation to the tumor compared with conventional methods.
RADIO Frequency Ablation (RFA)
RFA is widely used to treat tumors in the liver, pancreas, kidneys and bones. The method is to insert a tool such as a needle (RFA probe) to the location of the tumor to cook the tumor with radio waves. RFA usually combined with local chemotherapy. Cancer therapy with the RFA method can also be used for cases of advanced cancer (palliative care) to reduce pain.
ETHANOL Percutaneous ablation (PEA)
PEA method is a very simple method, but it is new in treating tumors. How : alcohol injection directed at the tumor. The most ideal use for liver cancer cases with tumor size less than 3 cm, and the tumor marsupial / like a capsule. This type of cancer therapy may also be considered for cases of recurrent cancers that have previously been treated with other minimally invasive methods.
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