Items Tagged ‘Dr. David Woodrum’
April 16, 2013
A study investigating the effects of cryoablation – the freezing of tumours – in the lungs was also presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting. ‘Cryoablation has potential as a treatment for cancer that has spread to the lungs from other parts of the body and could prolong the lives of patients […]
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April 15, 2013
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
A method designed to target, freeze and destroy a tumor’s cellular function seems effective in combating lung tumors, a small ongoing study finds…”‘Promising’ is the perfect way to describe our findings,” said study lead author Dr. David Woodrum, an interventional radiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “But whether or not this minimally invasive […]
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March 17, 2010
Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer
Researchers have succeeded in freezing away breast and prostate tumors in a small number of patients, opening a promising door to a new generation of cancer treatments… “We found a subgroup of patients . . . where we have basically exhausted everything we can do for them,” said study lead author Dr. David A. […]
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