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2. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a type of hyperthermia therapy used in combination with surgery in the treatment of advanced abdominal cancers. [1] In this procedure, warmed anti-cancer medications are infused and circulated in the peritoneal cavity (abdomen) for a short period of time.

3. Paul Sugarbaker - Wikipedia

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   Paul Hendrick Sugarbaker (born November 28, 1941, in Baltimore) is an American surgeon at the Washington Cancer Institute.He is known for developments in surgical oncology of the abdomen, including cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, [1] or HIPEC, a treatment alternately referred to as the Sugarbaker Procedure.

4. Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Low grade sarcomas: Sarcoma is a cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Low-grade refers to cancerous and precancerous growths with cells that look nearly normal under a microscope and are less likely to grow and spread quickly than cells in high-grade cancerous or precancerous growths.

5. After Dad's Cancer Diagnosis, a Family Had Their Stomachs ...

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   Before his diagnosis, Greg weighed about 300 lbs., now he’s 165. Kori went from weighing 140 lbs. to 110 lbs. ... as well as the stomach-removal surgery, he was cancer-free for about a year ...

6. Cytoreductive surgery - Wikipedia

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   Among colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis cytoreductive surgery, with the addition of HIPEC can be used to prolong overall survival in patients. [5] In a typical case an incision is made from the sternum down to the pelvis, and cancerous cells are removed. Then heated chemotherapy liquid is poured in to destroy remaining ...

7. Maria Menounos says she predicted her pancreatic cancer ...

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   The most common type of pancreatic cancer, adenocarcinoma, usually doesn't have symptoms in early stages, but they may include also abdominal pain and jaundice, back pain, nausea, vomiting, loss ...