RadioFrequency Ablation Helps Reduce Cancer Pain

Radiofrequency Ablation Safe and Effective for Reducing Pain from Bone Metastases

From the Science Daily report (Jan 5, 2010), “Image-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA), a minimally invasive cancer treatment which can be performed in the outpatient setting, significantly reduced the level of pain experienced by cancer patients with bone (osseous) metastases.

If you’re experience bone metastases, or bone cancer, it can be very painful.  RFA  appears to offer good results, reducing pain, and the need for strong narcotic pain management.  And it helps to  improve patient morale.

“RFA is an image-guided technology that uses heat to kill, or ablate, tumor cells. This study, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), demonstrated that RFA, often used to treat liver, kidney and lung cancer tumors, is also a safe and effective pain management tool for patients with bone metastases.”

For further information, read the article at: Science Daily.

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