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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A very specialized procedure is targeting some rare cancers. It's called HIPEC and it's a very specific type of chemotherapy done in tandem with surgery. In early 2019, ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival ...

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 ...

Lewis Black was propped up on pillows in his room at Huntsman Cancer Institute, with his wife, Kara, and daughters, Miriam, 14, and Lily, 11, by his side. He was recovering from an 11-hour surgery to ...

Phase I study of mFOLFOX-6, bevacizumab, and mTOR inhibitor RAD001 as first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Phase II study alternating mFOLFOX 6 and FOLFIRI (FIREFOX) plus bevacizumab ...

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chemotherapy is a lifesaver in cancer treatment. But an IV isn't always the best way to deliver it. A different technique is helping make a difference for some abdominal ...

An advanced chemotherapy procedure that could be a game-changer for patients with gastrointestinal cancer is now being offered at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Hospital officials announced ...

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 ...