Cancers suitable for CyberKnife®

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 metastases (usually one – three)
  • Pituitary tumours
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Spinal metastasis (usually solitary)
  • Primary spinal tumours
  • Stage 1 non small cell lung cancer
  • Locally advanced pancreatic cancer
  • Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
  • Lung metastases
  • Liver metastases
  • Lymph node metastases
  • Early Prostate Cancer
  • Early Kidney Cancer
  • Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
     
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A malignant tumour (cancer) that is formed from the epithelium, the tissue that covers the open surfaces of organs. Full medical glossary
The basic unit of all living organisms. Full medical glossary
A 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. Full medical glossary
Secondary tumours’ that result from the spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body. Full medical glossary
The spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body. Full medical glossary
Pain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve. Full medical glossary
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