Cancers suitable for CyberKnife®

Total Health | August 19th, 2011

CyberKnife® expert Dr Andy Gaya explains in a new article for totalhealth how the following cancers are suitable for treatment by CyberKnife®:

  • Low grade Astrocytomas (grade 2/3)
  • Meningiomas (up to 5cm in size)
  • Brain metastasesSecondary tumours’ that result from the spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body. (usually one – three)
  • Pituitary tumours
  • Trigeminal neuralgiaPain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve.
  • Spinal metastasisThe spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body. (usually solitary)
  • Primary spinal tumours
  • Stage 1 non small cellThe basic unit of all living organisms. lung cancer
  • Locally advanced pancreaticRelating to the pancreas. cancer
  • Primary liverA large abdominal organ that has many important roles including the production of bile and clotting factors, detoxification, and the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. cancer (hepatocellular carcinomaA malignant tumour (cancer) that is formed from the epithelium, the tissue that covers the open surfaces of organs.)
  • Lung metastases
  • Liver metastases
  • Lymph node metastases
  • Early Prostate Cancer
  • Early Kidney Cancer
  • Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
     
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By Dr Andrew Gaya, Consultant Clinical OncologistContact
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, The Harley Street Clinic

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By Mr Ranjeev Bhangoo, Consultant NeurosurgeonContact
King's College Hospital, The Harley Street Clinic

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Neurosurgery for brain tumours

By Mr Ranjeev Bhangoo, Consultant NeurosurgeonContact
King's College Hospital, The Harley Street Clinic

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CyberKnife® FAQs

By Dr Andrew Gaya, Consultant Clinical OncologistContact
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, The Harley Street Clinic

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CyberKnife® – A Novel Treatment Solution

By Dr Chris Nutting, Consultant Clinical OncologistContact
The Royal Marsden Hospital, The Harley Street Clinic

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CyberKnife® – Cancer Search and Destroy

By Dr Nick Plowman, Senior Consultant in Clinical OncologyContact
Barts and the London NHS Trust

Seek and Destroy

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