Michael Soulen on Chemoembolization for NET Liver Metastases
Michael Soulen, MD, a professor of radiology and surgery at the Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, discusses chemoembolization to treat liver metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
Michael Soulen, MD, a professor of radiology and surgery at the Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, discusses chemoembolization to treat liver metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
Chemoembolization is used to treat NETs metastatic to the liver by administering highly concentrated chemotherapy drugs into the tumor and simultaneously blocking blood flow to the tumor with embolizing agents.
A new technique includes drug-eluding beads, which are soaked in a chemotherapy agent and cannot be broken down by the body. The beads are injected into the tumor and the drug is slowly released, allowing for a better drug retention over a longer period of time.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
