Humane Cancer Treatments:
RadioFrequency Ablation
Liver Cancer Links:
News release from the Ellis Fischel Cancer Cent, U. of Missouri Health Care on their RFA treatment of liver tumors. Provides a brief description of the technique and pictures of the medical device used. Updated: 3/1/2001
Description of RFA treatment and pictures from the Allegheny General Hospital. The Liver Tumor Service of the hospital is participating in a multi-center trial.
T
he liver cancer RFA procedure at Standord is described. The technique has allowed some patients to live five times longer than they would otherwise expect, according to the article.
Rita's Tumor-Zapping Device Piercing Liver Cancer Market. "We haven't met a tumor we couldn't destroy," said Barry Cheskin, CEO of RITA Medical Systems, in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires. Rita Medical Systems is a leading maker of RFA devices.
Home
