Doctors pinpoint the tumor with an ultrasound, then they insert this needle into the liver. Doctor Covelli says the Radio Frequency procedure is less invasive, which means a shorter hospital stay for patients. It makes me optimistic. We can offer this treatment and hope. This procedure is so new, doctors haven't performed it yet here in the Kanawha Valley, but in other hospitals and in other studies.
Patients make remarkable progress.
It also gives hope to people with what has once been considered inoperable tumors. Now doctors can zap each tumor with thermal energy destroying it right in the body. In the more serious cases, the procedure may not cure the cancer, but doctors say it will provide patients with a better quality of life. Click here to send e-mail.