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For people who are too sick to have surgery, other approaches such as ablation procedures can sometimes be used to destroy kidney tumors. Learn more here.
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When a colorectal cancer has spread to other sites, the metastases can be removed by surgery and by other techniques, as well.
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Treatments such as ablation and embolization are often used to treat cancers that start in the liver, but they can also be used to treat areas of cancer spread in the liver.
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Radiofrequency ablation is sometimes used to treat small lung tumors. Learn more here.
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Ablation refers to local methods that destroy the tumor without removing it.
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Ablation or embolization treatments are ways to destroy pancreatic tumors without surgery. Learn more here.
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Ablation or embolization treatments are ways to destroy pancreatic tumors without surgery. Learn more here.
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Although the AJCC (TNM) staging system is often used to precisely describe the spread of a liver cancer, doctors use a more practical system to determine treatment options.
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If you can’t have major surgery because your lung function is reduced or you have other serious medical problems, or if the cancer has spread too far to be removed, other treatments may be used to relieve some symptoms.
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Hyperthermia can mean a body temperature that's higher than normal, or the carefully controlled use of heat for medical purposes. Find out how heat is used to treat cancer.