Blisstree » cryoablation http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cryoablation for Pain Management? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cryoablation-for-pain-management-57/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cryoablation-for-pain-management-57/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Gloria Gamat http://www.cancercommentary.com/2007/11/28/cryoablation-for-pain-management/ Post from: Blisstree

Cryoablation for Pain Management?

]]> 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 lasts and their quality of life improves after receiving the treatment.”

Find more details from Mayo Clinic.

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Cryoablation for Pain Management?

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cryoablation-for-pain-management-57/feed/ 0 Kidney Tumor Cryoablation is as Effective but Cheaper and Safer than Laparoscopic Surgery http://www.blisstree.com/articles/kidney-tumor-cryoablation-is-as-effective-but-cheaper-and-safer-than-laparoscopic-surgery-57/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/kidney-tumor-cryoablation-is-as-effective-but-cheaper-and-safer-than-laparoscopic-surgery-57/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:51:12 +0000 Gloria Gamat http://cancercommentary.com/2007/03/05/kidney-tumor-cryoablation-is-as-effective-but-cheaper-and-safer-than-laparoscopic-surgery/ Post from: Blisstree

Kidney Tumor Cryoablation is as Effective but Cheaper and Safer than Laparoscopic Surgery

]]> Handbook of Urologic CryoablationThe 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 the majority of the healthy kidney tissue.

Both radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation have been approved by the USFDA for use in soft tissue tumors (includes renal cell carcinoma).

Read the full report (a pdf file).

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Kidney Tumor Cryoablation is as Effective but Cheaper and Safer than Laparoscopic Surgery

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/kidney-tumor-cryoablation-is-as-effective-but-cheaper-and-safer-than-laparoscopic-surgery-57/feed/ 0 Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Preferable Over “Watchful Waiting” Confirms JAMA Study http://www.blisstree.com/articles/treatment-of-prostate-cancer-preferable-over-%e2%80%9cwatchful-waiting%e2%80%9d-confirms-jama-study-57/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/treatment-of-prostate-cancer-preferable-over-%e2%80%9cwatchful-waiting%e2%80%9d-confirms-jama-study-57/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:45:45 +0000 Gloria Gamat http://cancercommentary.com/2006/12/23/treatment-of-prostate-cancer-preferable-over-%e2%80%9cwatchful-waiting%e2%80%9d-confirms-jama-study/ Post from: Blisstree

Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Preferable Over “Watchful Waiting” Confirms JAMA Study

]]> endocare_cryocare.gifWatchful 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 minimally invasive technologies for tissue and tumor ablation and specializing in prostate cancer treatment.

Read the full press release (a pdf file).

JAMA article abstract.

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Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Preferable Over “Watchful Waiting” Confirms JAMA Study

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