Monday, March 4, 2013

Scientists have found a new way to extend the life of patients with severe cancer

You can prolong the lives of patients with serious and incurable form of lung cancer, with which it is impossible to do the operation, the sum of the heat to the point. Cancer, according to French researchers Scientists have shown that radiofrequency ablation technology that is used in cancer therapy, diagnosed significantly improve the condition of patients with lung cancer stage of metastasis. This form of cancer is not accessible to surgery, experts say. The study included 244 patients, the metastasis (195) or non-small cell lung cancer (49 patients). After successful radiofrequency ablation, 70% of patients were able to live for two years, that's a very good result. These data are identical to those obtained after the application of surgical techniques in the fight against cancer with progressive forms. The results showed that radiofrequency ablation technology enables completely destroy the focus of cancer, which is the key to life extension. Of the 49 patients with NSCLC, 85% showed no dangerous malignancy within one year after the procedure, the results of the analysis. According to experts, about 67% of people suffering from non-small cell lung cancer do not survive the surgery. The disease makes them with no more than 12 months old. Radiofrequency ablation of focal tumors, the patient's life extended by one year, which is a great success for the medicine, experts say.

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