DETAILS ON THE HIPEC PROCEDURE. PAM PHILLIPS IS GRATEFUL FOR EVERY MINUTE IN 2020 FOR 11 NEWS FIRST CAUGHT UP WITH HER NINE YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS A NEW CANCER SURVIVOR IN 2009, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ...

A unique cancer treatment — known as HIPEC surgery — is going places that traditional chemotherapy treatments cannot — directly inside the abdomen to the tumor. This highly advanced, two-phase surgery ...

· First in-human trial used a novel ultrasound device to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier to deliver chemotherapy · Procedure led to a four- to six-fold increase in drug concentrations in the ...

Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins. But researchers ...

HIPEC is a type of treatment for cancers that have spread within your abdomen. Doctors surgically remove the tumor and then pump heated chemotherapy drugs into your abdominal cavity. Hyperthermic ...

An advanced chemotherapy procedure that could be a game-changer for patients with gastrointestinal cancer is now being offered at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Hospital officials announced ...

For certain patients with late-stage cancer that has spread to the abdominal cavity, a unique chemotherapy procedure offers hope of increased survival. Unlike traditional chemotherapy that is ...

Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery. With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT ...

When Kéara Richardson was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at just 37, she feared her life would never be the same again. But Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) offered her an ...

Chemotherapy (chemo) is a type of cancer treatment. It works by killing cancer cells or reducing their growth. There are many types of chemo drugs. Sometimes, more than one chemo drug is given to ...

Some late-stage cancer patients at the end of their options are getting a second chance at life thanks to an unconventional procedure. The Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy procedure (HIPEC) ...