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Who Benefits from Electrochemotherapy?
Treatment of Skin or Metastatic Cancer (seedling cancer lesions). Treatment of bleeding or painful cancer lesions Previously Unsuccessful Skin Cancer Treatment Patients who have had previously unsuccessful skin cancer treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy In Place of Disfiguring Surgery Patients concerned about cancer surgery, such as cancer of the lip, cancer of the tongue, and other head and neck cancers.where conventional treatments are not possible or would lead to significant disfigurement’ Elderly Patients Elderly patients who cannot be treated with other therapies Large Tumours Patients whose tumours are too large for surgery may have Electrochemotherapy in order to shrink the tumour Range of Tumours Treated • Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) • Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) • Advanced melanoma • Recurrence of breast cancer • Secondary kidney cancer • Secondary prostate cancer Are there any treatment alternatives available? Seedling cancer lesions and cancer lesions can be treated with surgical removal, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. These options are often given in combination. Electrochemotherapy can also be used after other treatment options. Your doctor will discuss all the available options with you before you decide to opt for Electrochemotherapy. |