"Thanks to the “high-intensity focused ultrasound knife” therapy, I can still sit here, chatting..."Recently, after receiving high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy at Hainan Chengmei Hospital, Mr. Cai, a patient with pancreatic cancer, said, he hoped to tell more patients about this cutting-edge technique for treating pancreatic cancer in order to allow those who suffer from cancer pain like him to have pain relief, thereby enhancing the quality of life.
The patient suffered from unbearable abdominal pain | Focused ultrasound knife solved tricky problem
Mr. Cai, 63 years old, was unfortunately diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years ago, and the patient still failed to stop the disease progression after surgery, chemotherapy as well as radiation therapy, moreover, his tumor metastasized after he was reexamined a year and a half after surgery.
With the continued growth of the metastatic tumor and the tumors invasion of the retroperitoneal nerves, Mr. Cai had persistent abdominal pain, despite multiple painkiller medications in combination, he still suffered from unbearable abdominal pain, and even had symptoms of nausea and vomiting, seriously affecting the quality of life.
In the hope of relieving his pain, controlling disease progression and improving quality of life, through multiple inquiries, Mr. Cai learned that the high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy introduced by Hainan Chengmei Hospital could treat malignant tumors. With the idea of giving it a try, he came to Hainan Chengmei Hospital to receive high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy.
After receiving the high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy by the expert team of the Multidisciplinary Treatment Center for Geriatrics, Mr. Cai had abdominal pain relieved quickly, and the metastatic tumor didnt continue to progress either, on the contrary, it shrunk.
"I wouldnt have lived without the high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy..."Mr. Cai said frankly, before receiving the therapy, he had to take painkillers every two hours on average when suffering the most pain, so he had almost no belief in living. His whole mental state has improved after receiving the therapy, and he can basically live a normal life.
At present, Mr. Cai receives regular therapy at Hainan Chengmei Hospital every month, so his condition has been under effective control.
Focused ultrasound knife｜A new option for pancreatic cancer therapy
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of digestive tract, which has a hidden onset and is difficult to diagnose due to atypical symptoms in the early stages. Most pancreatic cancers are found and diagnosed at the intermediate and advanced stages, so patients lose the opportunity of surgical treatment, and the treatment is difficult, with poor prognosis, therefore, it is called the "King of Cancer".
Dai Wenxin, director of the Multidisciplinary Treatment Center for Geriatrics at Hainan Chengmei Hospital, says, with the development of medical technology, the high-intensity focused ultrasound knife has widely been used in the clinical treatment of solid tumors now in recent years.
Director Dai Wenxin made an explanation, high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy is to focus high-intensity and low-power ultrasound into the body, and use the physical effects of ultrasound, such as thermal effect, non-thermal effect, cavitation effect, mechanical force, to focus enough energy in the "focus" area of the tumor, form an instant high temperature of 65℃ -- 70℃, and cause tissue coagulation necrosis, thereby achieving the effect of inactivating tumor cells without causing too much damage to patients normal cells.
It has remarkable therapy advantages
Compared with traditional laparotomy and laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery, high-intensity focused ultrasound knife therapy has no incision, bleeding, or scarring, with short treatment time and fast postoperative recovery, without any damage to normal tissues and other remarkable advantages, meanwhile, it can not only “burn” local early tumors with high temperature, but also achieve non-invasive effect, without any complications, thereby improving the survival and quality of life of tumor patients.
Currently, according to research findings, it shows that high-intensity focused ultrasound technology can treat tumors by combining with therapy plans, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted, immune and biological therapies, thereby achieving a synergistic effect.
The high-intensity focused ultrasound technology therapy system introduced by Hainan Chengmei Hospital can be used for benign and malignant localized space-occupying lesions with ultrasound therapy window. For example, localized liver cancer without rib shielding, localized pancreatic cancer, etc.
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