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Can A Cyber Knife Extend Lifetime Caused By Cancer With Metastasis?
hi my father who is 69 has ca bladder cancer and post operation given 1 cycle of chemo and later 5 more cycles. But when we did CAT scn, we found the growth of the nodes, so the dr. decided for another 3 round of new drug for chemo. but again we did the CAT scan and bone scan as well, this time the nodes are in his spinal bones. Can we go for cyber knife to extend the life time?
Mon, 4 May 2015
Hello,
Cyberknife is the latest technique in cancer treatment and uses focused gamma rays to destroy cancer tissue. However, cyberknife is a selective tool and cannot be used to treat all cancers. There are certain criteria for providing cyberknife treatment. Essentially it is a focused radiation dose to a small area with high accuracy.
For providing cyberknife therapy, a treatment team discusses each case on an individual basis and decides to plan the treatment over a course of one to five sessions ranging from thirty minutes to three hours depending on a treatment plan.
The treatment is then commenced and the patient is given the treatment as per a pre-decided schedule. It is a non-invasive and painless method. Since your father has cancer in urinary bladder spread to bones also, therefore a detailed discussion required on the possible outcome of his treatment and if chemotherapy is better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Vivek Chail
Cyberknife is the latest technique in cancer treatment and uses focused gamma rays to destroy cancer tissue. However, cyberknife is a selective tool and cannot be used to treat all cancers. There are certain criteria for providing cyberknife treatment. Essentially it is a focused radiation dose to a small area with high accuracy.
For providing cyberknife therapy, a treatment team discusses each case on an individual basis and decides to plan the treatment over a course of one to five sessions ranging from thirty minutes to three hours depending on a treatment plan.
The treatment is then commenced and the patient is given the treatment as per a pre-decided schedule. It is a non-invasive and painless method. Since your father has cancer in urinary bladder spread to bones also, therefore a detailed discussion required on the possible outcome of his treatment and if chemotherapy is better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Vivek Chail
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