Radiofrequency Ablation is Effective for Inoperable Lung Cancer
According to new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology, lung cancer patients who are not candidates for surgery now have a safe and effective treatment option in radiofrequency (RF) ablation.
According to Damian E. Dupuy, M.D., director of tumor ablation at Rhode Island Hospital and professor of diagnostic imaging at Brown Medical School in Providence:
“In our study, RF ablation produced meaningful results in terms of both survival and tumor control. The best two-year survival rate for early-stage lung cancer using EBT is 51 percent, compared to 57 percent with ablation.”
Most cases of primary lung cancer (in which cancerous cells first develop in the lung, often are of advanced age and have highly diseased lungs and impaired heart function) are poor candidates for invasive surgery. In the past, external beam radiation (EBT) is the alternative to the surgical removal of cancerous tissue.
Now, there’s radiofrequency (RF) ablation: a procedure in which high-frequency electrical currents are used to heat and destroy abnormal cells. This minimally invasive procedure is performed in day as an outpatient procedure and has few side effects.
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