Interventional Radiology Treatment Destroys Colon Cancer Locally, Extends Life

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Approximately half of Americans living with colorectal cancer will develop liver metastases at some point during the course of their disease. Radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive treatment that applies heat directly in the tumor causing cancer cell death with minimal associated injury to the surrounding healthy liver, contributes to prolongation of their life by nearly three years, noted researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla...


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