What about radiofrequency ablation?

[freshair]

Hi everyone,
My father was diagnosed about 2 years ago with Kidney Cancer. He received a few opinions from surgeons at good places like Mass General and NYU. They said he had to have it surgically removed.

While I was doing chemo one day, I was reading the CURE magazine. They had an article about radio frequency ablation. They're using it for a lot of tumors now. It specifically said they use it for Kidney Cancer. Not one of the surgeons that he got an opinion from said that was an option he could take.

He went to the radio frequency ablation department at Mass General and they said yes. He did it and was out the next day. For two years now he has been fine. No surgery. The tumor was killed.

What about tumors on the intestines, etc for ovarian cancer. Your oncologist may not say its good to do but ask another department that does radio frequency ablation and see what they say.

Radio frequency ablation kills tumors by using high frequency.

Helen

[freshair]

SimplyStar,
Yes, a lot of gets into the FDA approval. If something is approved for one cancer, it doesn't mean it is approved for another. And then your insurance may not cover it. I wonder about this also. Years ago my doctor ordered a PET scan cause my counts were going up. My insurance didn't pay for it

[SimplyStar]

I have a question  would this treatment also have to have FDA approval?  No drugs involved. I read the artical, and it makes a lot of sense to me. Could offer a lot of hope.

[Helmar]

I found this article. Could be the same as Jatoo mentioned.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=53655&nfid=rssfeeds

Maybe another option for us all.

Jatoo... Hello to you and Melody too... and thanks for your thoughts. I will certainly keep everyone here informed on any info I can gather from the Phenox. trial.

Hope everyone is doing well, and feeling good....Helmar...

[Jatoo]

Dear Helen:

That is excellent research!!! A Report dated Oct 8, 2006 w/c is rather new, indicate "Radiofrequency Ablation useful in treating Ovarian Cancer Metastasis." (Also from MGH, Boston).

"We wanted to see if we could use radiofrequency ablation instead of repeated surgical resection ..."

"After a single session, ... ablation resulted in complete necrosis (tumor death) in five of six patients." Follow up shows: Four of five patients had no evidence that the cancer in the area that had been destroyed by ablation had returned during follow up after 8 months to 3.3 years.

Definitely, the more options we have besides chemo is better. And at the rate you guys and the many amazing women in this forum are being proactive, a complete cure for ovarian cancer is just on the horizon.

Jatoo


Dear Helmar:

Just to say hello and all the best in your treatment. Please keep us updated on Phenoxodiol.

Jatoo

[RAS50]

I just read this article which states that some studies indicate patients with recurring ovarian cancer do better with surgery to remove the existing disease.  I have a 2 cm tumor in my abdomen (1st recurrance) and my onc has told me twice that surgery is not done in this case; we need to start chemo ASAP since likely this tumor is not really isolated but that there is also microscopic disease & surgery would only delay the chemo.  I continue to push her on this question.  Her position does not seem logical to me.  I had surgery + chemo about 10 days afterwards when I was first diagnosed.  Is surgery not done with recurrances, only chemo?  Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks  Rachael

[Helmar]

Hello.. and thanks for that interesting info. My Oncol. is talking radiation after I've finished my current chemo. We've not gone into the details, but I will certainly ask him about what you have mentioned here. Perhaps it could work for ovca if there isn't much in the way of tumour, and it's localised. I'd be interested in finding out more on this. Thanks....Helmar...