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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(11):909-910; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.11.909
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 11, 909-910, June 2, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Researchers Use Radiofrequency Ablation to "Cook" and Destroy Human Tumors

Tom Reynolds

Cancer in the liver — whether primary hepatocellular carcinoma or metastases from other sites — is notoriously difficult to treat and a major cause of suffering and death. Surgery is frequently impracticable and chemotherapy ineffective.

Research has focused on treating these tumors percutaneously, introducing a needle through the skin to kill cancer cells by any means available — alcohol, microwave radiation, or laser fibers; or with cryosurgery, using liquid nitrogen to freeze the tumor. The goal is to eradicate cancer in some patients and to palliate symptoms in others.

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