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Radiofrequency ablation effective treatment for inoperable lung cancer
03-27-2007 · EurekAlert!Lung cancer patients who are not candidates for surgery now have another safe and effective treatment option: radiofrequency (RF) ablation, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
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- Rhode Island Hospital study confirms RF ablation effective for treating inoperable lung cancer
03-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
The overall results of a study of 153 patients with inoperable lung cancer show RF ablation to be safe and linked it with promising long-term survival and local tumor progression outcomes when compared to the older treatment method of external beam radiation (EBT). The study appears in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
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