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Laser removal may be advantageous for treating precancerous skin lesions

Carbon dioxide laser ablation (removal) may have a role as an alternative treatment for a common precancerous skin lesion known as lentigo maligna when surgery or radiation therapy is not feasible, according to a report in ...

Cancer created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foam injections for varicose veins better for patients and cheaper, study finds

Foam injections to treat varicose veins cause less pain for patients and could save NHS money compared with a popular alternative treatment, according to researchers at Imperial College London. The study found that foam therapy ...

Medical research created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds catheter-based varicose vein treatments more cost-effective

Treating varicose veins with vein-stripping surgery is associated with higher costs than closing the veins with heat, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Focal therapy offers middle ground for some prostate cancer patients

Men with low-risk prostate cancer who previously had to choose between aggressive treatment, with the potential for significant side effects, and active surveillance, with the risk of disease progression, may have a new option. ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mount Sinai first to use visually guided catheter ablation system to treat AFib patient

For the first time in a new U.S. clinical trial, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have used the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) to correct abnormal electrical signals inside the heart of a patient ...

Cardiology created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher identifies nearly 100 studies supporting use of thermal ablation to treat lung cancer

The journal Radiology will publish in its September issue an article written by Damian E. Dupuy, M.D., director of tumor ablation at Rhode Island Hospital, supporting the use of ablation procedures for the treatment of lun ...

Cancer created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds flexible-fiber CO2 laser safe in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

A new study has shown the Flexible-Fiber CO2 laser to safely cut and coagulate during endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies (TSC) without the line of sight problems encountered with conventional CO2 lasers. The ...

Other created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0