Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to cytoreductive surgery significantly improved overall survival (OS) in women with platinum-sensitive, recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma, ...

Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it spreads to other areas. In its late stages, it's harder to treat. Now there's an unconventional treatment being used to get rid of it. When her stomach ...

HIPEC surgery is a promising treatment option for patients with certain abdominal cancers. Surgical oncologist Erin Ward, MD, discusses which patients would be best candidates for HIPEC, explains why ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

Validity of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sexual Interest and Satisfaction Measures in Men Following Radical Prostatectomy Compared with CRSa, CRS-HIPEC improved ...

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) provides an important treatment option that can improve survival for some patients with advanced peritoneal cancer. Managing this disease — and ...

“We have run out of chemotherapy options for this patient, so we have referred them for surgical evaluation to see if cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC is an option.” Clearly not all patients with PM ...

HIPEC addition to SCS did not improve progression-free survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients. Both SCS alone and SCS with HIPEC groups exhibited similar safety profiles, ...

SCS combined with HIPEC may improve overall survival in PSROC patients compared to SCS alone, with a statistically significant benefit observed. The risk of severe complications, including anemia and ...

Median progression-free survival (PFS) improved from 23 months with surgery alone to 25 months with the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), a nonsignificant difference. Post ...

They were given little hope of survival after being diagnosed with cancer, but now thanks to a little-known procedure they are continuing on with their lives. Kelly McCarley of Owings and Joe Finn of ...