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"A medical breakthrough now allows doctors to freeze early-stage breast tumors – with no surgery, no scarring, no general anesthetic and no tissue removal.
The entire procedure can take as little as 40 minutes. Patients can go straight home after its done, and are spared the painful recovery process. ...
IceCure Medical, an Israeli startup, has developed technology that allows physicians to perform the procedure at their own office, with no need for hospitalization.
The breakthrough is the use of liquid nitrogen instead of a mixture of argon and helium gasses. Liquid nitrogen is cheaper, it can be frozen faster, and is easier to maintain at sub-zero temperatures, shortening the treatment time.
“We are offering a minimally-invasive solution for patients who cannot go through surgery or do not want to,” ...
Doctors insert a small probe, or needle, into the tumor, freezing it at sub-zero temperatures (-170°C) without harming the surrounding healthy tissue. When the tissue thaws, the cells die and are absorbed by the body.
The whole procedure is guided with ultrasound or CT imaging, so the doctor can monitor what is going on inside the body as they create an ice ball around the targeted tissue ...
The old technology for cryoablation uses gasses in huge, highly-pressurized gas canisters that can be dangerous if handled improperly.
As such, the procedure cannot be done in a clinic or doctor’s office, and must be performed in a hospital. ..."
"... Current studies show favorable results treating kidney, lung, liver, and bone cancer tumors. ..."
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