Posts Tagged ‘cancer treatments’

Exploring Latest Minimally-Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatments
Exploring Latest Minimally-Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatments
Prostate cancer can be fear-provoking, however when diagnosed in the initial staging, survival chances are bright. Following diagnosis of prostate cancer, one has to select the correct one out of the many prostate cancer treatments available that merges optimal outcomes with least side effects. The following are the key minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatments presently obtainable. Brachytherapy Brachytherapy also known as seed implant therapy or interstitial radiation therapy is a least invasive procedure involving implantation of small (sized like a rice grain) lasting radioactive seeds within the prostate where they help in irradiating cancer from within the gland. Radioactive seeds on implantation are so small-sized that they are not sensed by the patient. Based on conditions, radioactive  [...]

February 18th, 2010 | Prostate Cancer
The Cancer Sniffer-Cum- Remover ‘Scalpel’ – An Augmenter Of Survival Rates
The Cancer Sniffer-Cum- Remover ‘Scalpel’ – An Augmenter Of Survival Rates
A state-of-the-art scalpel that could identify the presence of cancerous cells in the course of operative procedure could augment the success rate of cancer surgeries. The path breaking contraption functions by instantaneously spotting the presence of malignant cells in so-dubbed surgical smoke, the gas produced during cutting or cauterising tissue during surgery. The prompt response would mean that the doctors could be certain they have eradicated all malignant growth that could be skulking in the body. Surgery is the crucial part of majority of the cancer treatments. However, it could be quite tricky for surgeons to be sure that they have taken out the entire tumour. Currently, scans are done of the tumour to determine ahead of time, what they would require removal. In majority of the situations,  [...]

October 27th, 2009 | News
Stomach Cancer Treatment
Stomach Cancer Treatment
The type of treatment is dependent chiefly on the size and location of the tumor, the staging of the disease and one’s overall health. Stomach cancer treatment may comprise of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Several individuals might be given more than one form of treatment. Cancer treatment is either local or systematic therapy. Local Therapy –Local therapies like surgery and radiation therapies help in removal and eradication of cancer that might be present in or in close proximity to the stomach. When the stomach cancer metastasizes or has proliferated to other areas of the body, then in such cases local therapy might be used for controlling the disease in those particular areas. Systemic Therapy – Systemic therapy like chemotherapy employ the use of drugs that enter  [...]

October 11th, 2009 | Stomach Cancer