While cryoablation is working wonders in kidney cancer patients will unoperable tumors, the procedure has been found to offer durable pain relief of cancer that has spread to the bone – according to Mayo Clinic.
According to Matthew Callstrom, M.D., Ph.D., a radiologist at Mayo Clinic who presented his latest findings on cryoablation for pain management at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting this week (Nov. 27):
“Cancer patients are living longer and we need to be able to manage their pain over a long period of time.
Two key parts of this study are that the reduction in pain …read more

The nonsurgical image-guided treatment of kidney tumors — cryoablation – – is as effective as the laparoscopic technique in viable candidates.
Such is the research finding recently reported at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting.
The comparative trial shows that percutaneous cryoablation results in a slightly lower recurrence rate of the tumor, a shorter hospital stay, no major complications, and a 59.5 percent lower hospital cost than the laparoscopic treatment.
During cryoablation argon gas enters the tip of the probe and extracts heat from the surrounding cells, resulting in an “ice ball” that freezes and kills the tumor – sparing …read more

Watchful waiting is tha concept where cancer patients are suggested to wait and see their disease’s progress before subjecting themseleves to any curative treatment option such as surgery or radiation.
While watchful waiting is being recommended by advocates of personalized cancer treatment, a large study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this month (December 13, 2006) confirms that men with early prostate cancer should seriously consider all prostate cancer treatment options before choosing “watchful waiting” as a disease management approach.
This report was announced by Endocare, Inc., a an innovative medical device company focused on the development of …read more