Catheter-delivered drugs extend cancer patients' lives
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to a tumour by catheter may double the survival time of patients with colon cancer that has spread to the liver, say US radiologists. The technique, known as chemoembolisation, also involves the infusion of small particles that cut off the blood supply to the tumour, thus inhibiting its growth.
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