The options for managing tumour metastases and bone pain have traditionally been limited. Over the past few years there have been considerable advances in techniques to target treatment exclusively at the tumour in order to reduce the side effects and complications caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and analgesia.
Bone metastases are rarely treated surgically because surgery is rarely curative; it can also be difficult to gain surgical access to the tumour without destroying too much healthy tissue. In addition adequate surgical excision often excessively weakens the affected bone thus increasing the risk of fracture.
While open surgery is playing a smaller role in the management of metastatic deposits there have been rapid advances in percutaneous techniques guided by new imaging technologies. In his article for inCapitalHealth , London Pain Specialist Nigel Kellow explains some of the most up to date options for both tumour destruction and spine stablisation.
Dr Kellow also answers the question most patients will have: “Am I a suitable candidate for these treatments”?
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Tags: bone metastases, Bone Pain, cancer, kellow, pain expert, Spine
The options for managing tumour metastases and bone pain have traditionally been limited. Over the past few years there have been considerable advances in techniques to target treatment exclusively at the tumour in order to reduce the side effects and complications caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and analgesia.
Bone metastases are rarely treated surgically because surgery is rarely curative; it can also be difficult to gain surgical access to the tumour without destroying too much healthy tissue. In addition adequate surgical excision often excessively weakens the affected bone thus increasing the risk of fracture.
While open surgery is playing a smaller role in the management of metastatic deposits there have been rapid advances in percutaneous techniques guided by new imaging technologies. In his article for inCapitalHealth , London Pain Specialist Nigel Kellow explains some of the most up to date options for both tumour destruction and spine stablisation.
Dr Kellow also answers the question most patients will have: “Am I a suitable candidate for these treatments”?
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Tags: bone metastases, Bone Pain, cancer, kellow, pain expert, Spine