Review -Local Treatment of Metastases (RFA, surgery etc)

[Olga]

I suggest to every patient with the metastatic stage of the disease to read this new excellent review of the local options to treat metastases (versus systemic treatment which is a chemotherapy). The article is written by Robert D. Timmerman, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas and published by the CA Cancer J Clin 2009
© 2009 American Cancer Society The article is provided with its FREE FULL text
It can prolong you life at some point or make it better and you will find an information about options available out there and their limitations and possible complications:

Local Surgical, Ablative, and Radiation Treatment of Metastases
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/con ... l/59/3/145

also read the letters - correspondence for the article as there are some very good points made by the other doctors re. side effects of the discussed treatments.
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/eletters/59/3/145