The number of lymph nodes that contain evidence of cancer is the best
predictor of the effectiveness of adding chemotherapy and radiation to
a treatment plan prior to surgery in individuals with oesophageal
cancer, according to a study published last month in the Annals of
Surgery.
Re: HIFU vs Open Surgery? ... Thanks much for the information J. I have perused the BC Cancer Board... to the UCLA Medical Center for their prostate cancer surgery (radical ... I guess you've had a radiation oncology opinion too? ... I haven't spoken to a radiologist as my urologist/surgeon laid out four ... (sci.med.diseases.cancer)
Re: Experimental Treatment for Liver Cancer (inoperable)? ... > days healing and then surgery).... The tumor in his liver is apparently in the center and deep, ... that the cancer is far along (there is now a lump on his ... the severity of the treatment and it wouldn't stop the mets elsewhere (lymph ... (sci.med.diseases.cancer)
CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY & HIPEC SNAFU UPDATE ... cytoreductive surgery and heated interperintonial chemo but did not get ...surgery simply because of the type cancer I have (mucosinal colon cancer ... And that my high liver numbers ... (sci.med.diseases.cancer)
Re: CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY & HIPEC SNAFU UPDATE ... cytoreductive surgery and heated interperintonial chemo but did not get ...surgery simply because of the type cancer I have (mucosinal colon cancer ... And that my high liver numbers ... (sci.med.diseases.cancer)
Re: Medical Research-Evidence ..."Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate ... The only issue is whether a treatment works. ... differences in cancer survival rates over very long periods of time may be ... advantage for surgery vs. watchful waiting. ... (talk.politics.medicine)
