Report Shows Good Results for Kidney Cancer Treatment
They have just completed a follow up report on 62 of their patients who have been given the treatment and the results show that all of them were still cancer free as long as 2 ½ years after they had undergone cryoablation.
While the results from this and other studies show that the procedure seems to be a very viable treatment for kidney cancer, they still warn that, at least at this point in time, it should only be used for those whose cancers are operable, or who are not good candidates for surgery due to other factors. The reason for this is that there still need to be more follow up studies done before it can be used for those who still have other options open to them. Also they have other very strict rules that apply to the tumor itself such as the size and appearance as well as the total damage to the kidney itself.
IN the study that they just reported on, the patients had a total of 90 tumors and out of them, 89 were able to be treated very successfully in just one treatment. There was a great disparity in the size of the tumors, ranging from 1.5 centimeters to 7.3 centimeters, with the average being 3.4 centimeters
There were 62 of the patients that they were able to follow up at various times from 3 months to 2 ½ years and so far all of them are cancer free.
In most cases of kidney cancer, the course of treatment is surgery, which is very effective. But the hospital stay as well as the in home recovery period is longer than it would be if the patient had the cryoablation, which is a much less invasive procedure. There is a very small incision, only 1/4 of an inch in length. It is so small that it can be covered by a simple bandage and the hospital stay is just one single day. Those who undergo the conventional surgery will be in the hospital for several days.
The head of the program for the Mayo Clinic is radiologist Thomas Atwell, M.D.
Source: Mayo Clinic http://newswise.com/
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