A group of investigators at the Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Medical Center lately made an announcement that they have made noteworthy improvement in an investigational cancer treatment called LITT (laser-induced thermal therapy). The LITT treatment involves introduction of nanoparticles to the region surrounding the tumor after which laser treatment is employed for heating these nanoparticles and destroying the cancer-ridden tissues. Study investigators from Wake Forest fine-tuned the therapy by employing iron-comprising MWCNTs (multi-walled carbon nanotubes – strands of hollow carbon which are ten thousand fold finer in comparison to a hair in humans) that could be traced inside the body of a patient via the usage of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), thus facilitating improved precision delivery  [...]

Penile cancer treatment is dependent on several factors like the location and extent of the cancer, grading, whether or not metastasis has occurred and the person’s general health condition. Surgery is the main line of treatment for penile cancer along with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Penis preservation and reconstruction is possible in recent times due to latest operative techniques. Surgery The treatment of small-sized cancers located on the surface and not yet metastasized is done by removal of solely the malignant area and small extent of the adjoining area. The removal of the cancer is carried out with the assistance of conventional surgery employing laser or cryotherapy (an iced probe is used for freeze-killing the cancerous cells). In case only the foreskin has been affected, then  [...]

Laparoscopic surgery that has been around for nearly two decades for treating intestinal disorders, however its positive aspects has only lately been employed in treating rectal cancer patients. In a forthcoming study involving 103 candidates that undertook basic or ‘hand-aided’ laparoscopic surgery for treating rectal cancer, a group of colon and rectal surgeons from the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have illustrated that the minimally invasive technique could be as effectual as conventional open surgical intervention for rectal cancer treatment. The benefits of laparoscopic and other minimal invasive operative approaches are widely acknowledged. Subsequent to laparoscopic surgery there are briefer hospitalization, lesser pain endured and swifter recuperation.  [...]

Cancer Staging The staging of the cancer is the extent of cancer proliferation. When colon cancer gets diagnosed, the doctor would ascertain the stage in which it lies in order to decide the best course of treatment. The stages of colon cancer include: Stage 0 (Duke A stage) – The foremost stage wherein the cancer is restricted to the mucosa or inner lining of the colon or rectum – additionally known as carcinoma in situ. Stage I (Duke B stage) – When cancer has spread from the inner lining of the colon or rectum, but has still not reached past the rectum or colon wall. Stage II (Duke C stage) – The cancer has metastasized through or within the colon or rectum wall though not yet spread to the close by lymph nodes. Stage III (Duke D stage) – The cancer has spread to the close  [...]