Cryosurgery Another Weapon Against Cancer

I wrote a two part series about Cryosurgery in March. Cryosurgery uses extreme cold to destroy tumors. Most often used to treat liver and prostate cancer, it is also being tried against breast cancer tumors with some success. Probes as cold as -320 degrees are placed in the tumor. Hopefully the damage caused by the probes leads the body to destroy and reabsorb what remains of the tumor. Sounds promising!

Here are answers to some specific questions about Cryosurgery. Currently, the most common use for cryosurgery is against primary and metastatic tumors in the liver. Colon and rectal cancer are often the source of metastatic liver tumors. Cryosurgery is used when tumors have spread throughout the liver, making conventional surgery difficult or impossible, or are located in such a way as to make surgery risky. Cryosurgery is often combined with conventional surgery and/or chemotherapy. Cryosurgery is also a primary treatment option for prostate cancer, especially when the cancer is deemed to be slow growing.We hope you or those you love won't need cryosurgery anytime soon. But if you/they do, we wish you the best!

Feel good and keep smiling! Pat & Pattie