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Tumor On The Aorta, Intense Pain With Oral Treatment, Have Advised Against Surgery. Will Cyber Knife Prove Beneficial?
My mom had a tumor on her kidney 10 years ago. she under went a radical nephrectomy . Recently they discovered another tumor and it s on/next to the aorta . Ct scan results. Her oncologist have recomended oral tx. She has not been able to tolerate it. They have basically stated surgery is not a good option. What do you think of the cyber knife treatment?
Fri, 3 Jan 2014
The risk of life loss is there with surgery and also to some extent with radiotherapy. Depending on the size of the tumor, cyber knife treatment will help.
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