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	Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
		Cryosurgery is a technique for freezing and killing abnormal cells.
		Cryosurgery is an alternative to surgery for liver cancer that has not spread, for cancer that has spread to the liver from another site, for prostate cancer confined to the prostate gland, for a precancerous condition of the cervix, and for cancerous and noncancerous tumors of the bone (see Questions 2, 3, and 4).
		After cryosurgery, the frozen tissue thaws and is either naturally absorbed by the body (for internal tumors), or it dissolves and forms a scab (for external tumors).
	www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/cryosurgery (1356 words)

	The Liver Cancer Network Treatment: Cryosurgery
		Cryosurgery is the destruction of abnormal tissue using sub-zero temperatures.
		Cryosurgery involves the placement of a stainless steel probe into the center of the tumor.
		Frequently, cryosurgery is used in conjunction with liver resection as some of the tumors are removed while others are treated with cryosurgery.
	www.livercancer.com /treatments/cryosurgery.html (399 words)

	Cryosurgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cryosurgery (cryotherapy) is the application of extreme cold to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue.
		Cryosurgery is used to treat a number of diseases and disorders, especially skin conditions.
		Cryosurgery is a minimally invasive procedure, and is often preferred to more traditional kinds of surgery because of its minimal pain, scarring, and cost; however, as with any medical treatment, there are risks involved, primarily that of damage to nearby healthy tissue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cryosurgery (324 words)

	ICARE - Cryosurgery in the Treatment of Cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery is being evaluated in the treatment of a number of cancers, including prostate cancer and cancer that affects the liver (both primary liver cancer and cancer that has spread to the liver from another site).
		Cryosurgery may be used to treat men with early-stage cancer that is confined to the prostate gland, particularly when standard treatments such as surgery and radiation are unsuccessful or cannot be used.
		Cryosurgery is not considered an effective treatment for prostate cancer that has spread outside the gland, or to distant parts of the body.
	www.icare.org /treatment/cryo.htm (1012 words)

	Cryosurgery \| Prostate Cancer Information \| UPMC Cancer Centers
		Cryosurgery is used for local control of the tumor and as an adjunct to hormone therapy.
		One of the main risks of cryosurgery is the potential formation of a fistula — an abnormal connection between the urethra and rectum — and the possibility of not completely destroying the cancer cells.
		In a 1997 study of the effects of cryosurgery, the most common serious complication was bladder outlet obstruction (a narrowing of the urethra at the bladder neck, obstructing the flow of urine).
	www.upmccancercenters.com /cancer/prostate/cryosurgery.html (656 words)

	Washington Musculoskeletal Tumor Center - Cryosurgery
		Cryosurgery is a technique in which liquid nitrogen is used to kill tumor cells.
		The rate of local recurrence in the 86 patients treated primarily with cryosurgery was 2.3% (two patients), and the overall recurrence rate was 7.9% (eight patients).
		However, early reports showed that cryosurgery was associated with a significant injury to the adjacent rim of bone and soft-tissue, resulting in high rates of fractures and infections.
	www.sarcoma.org /main.php?page=cryo (719 words)

	Carilion - Cryosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer
		Cryosurgery is the process of destroying a skin cancer (lesion) by freezing it with liquid nitrogen.
		Cryosurgery is often used to destroy precancerous skin lesions such as actinic keratoses, but is rarely used alone (monotherapy) to treat skin cancer.
		Cryosurgery is used more often for precancerous growths such as actinic keratoses than for skin cancer.
	www.carilion.com /kbase/htm/aa40/824/aa40824.htm (304 words)

	Cryosurgery for Common Skin Conditions - May 15, 2004 - American Family Physician
		Cryosurgery is best suited for use in patients with light skin and for treatment of lesions in most nonhair-bearing areas of the body.
		Cryosurgery has been found to be effective in the management of condyloma acuminatum, particularly when treatment with podophyllin (Podocon-25) has failed or the lesion is located in an area where use of this agent is undesirable.
		Prieto A. Cryosurgery for plantar and palmar verrucae.
	www.aafp.org /afp/20040515/2365.html (3059 words)

	Guthrie - Services - Cryosurgery
		Cryosurgery is a recent advance in the surgical treatment of various cancers, including liver cancer, prostate cancer and kidney cancer.
		Cryosurgery can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion without a full open incision, which reduces the chances of complications, decreases recovery time, and increases patient comfort.
		Cryosurgery has been available at Guthrie since October 1999, and at this time, Guthrie is the only medical center in the region to offer such an advanced treatment for cancer.
	www.guthrie.org /Services/Cancer/Cryo.asp (205 words)

	Laparoscopic Cryosurgery for Kidney Cancer
		Cryosurgery, a newer minimally invasive option for kidney cancer, is a technique used to freeze and kill abnormal cells.
		Cryosurgery may also be an option for treating cancers that are inoperable or don’t respond to standard treatments.
		Cryosurgery is less invasive than regular surgery because it involves only a small incision of the cryoprobe through the skin.
	www.umm.edu /mitc/lckc.html (435 words)

	Prostate Cancer Information Center: Cryosurgery
		We have used cryosurgery in men when their cancer is confined to the gland (Stages T1 and T2) and in patients with cancer that has spread outside the gland (local spread-Stage T3, or distant spread-Stage T4).
		In our experience with cryosurgery, we have found that this procedure often works well in patients who are at high risk of failing more conventional treatments.
		Cryosurgery can also be used for, and is potentially curative in, patients who have failed radiation therapy.
	www.prostatecancercare.com /treatment/cryosurgery.html (1257 words)

	Cryosurgery
		Cryosurgery is a procedure in which abnormal cervical or vulvar tissues (sometimes referred to as lesions) are destroyed by exposure to extremely cold temperatures.
		Cryosurgery is used to treat skin changes caused by the genital wart virus and precancerous changes on the surface of a woman's cervix.
		Cryosurgery is not done on the cervix if you are having your menstrual period or if you are pregnant.
	www.folsomobgyn.com /cryosurgery.htm (602 words)

	Study Shows Cryosurgery Extends Options for Liver Tumor Treatment and Improves Survival Rates in Patients
		Data from Medical College of Wisconsin researchers show that the use of cryosurgery to freeze and kill liver tumors, either alone or with traditional surgical techniques, can improve the survival rates in patients with cancer tumors that have spread from the colon or rectum to the liver.
		Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen at -360 F to turn tumors into iceballs, killing the cancer cells.
		And cryosurgery allows the treatment of liver lesions in otherwise inaccessible areas, with less destruction of normal liver tissue in the case of multiple tumors.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/957975939.html (728 words)

	UMHS Health Minute: Cryosurgery
		Researchers are investigating the possibility that in addition to destroying the tumor, cryosurgery may stimulate the immune system to attack any remaining cancer cells, providing a better chance for survival for the approximately 200,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone.
		Cryosurgery is also used to destroy abnormal cervical cells and correct problems with inflammation or chronic discharge.
		Cryosurgery involves freezing the breast tumor to kill all of the cancer cells.
	www.med.umich.edu /opm/newspage/2002/cryosurgery.htm (755 words)

	ACS :: Cryosurgery
		Cryosurgery (also called cryotherapy or cryoablation) is sometimes used to treat localized prostate cancer by freezing it.
		Cryosurgery is less invasive than radical prostatectomy, so there is less blood loss, a shorter hospital stay, shorter recovery period, and less pain than with surgery.
		Side effects from cryosurgery tend to be worse if it is done in men who have already had radiation therapy, as opposed to men who have it as the first form of treatment.
	cancer.org /docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4x_Cryosurgery_36.asp?sitearea= (536 words)

	Cryosurgery for Adrenal Disease
		Cryosurgery is the freezing of tissue with liquid nitrogen, intending to kill the cells, which are frozen.
		Cryosurgery has been used, in human medicine, for decades for the removal of skin tumors, and has been used more recently to destroy many other tumors including tumors of the liver, breast, prostate and adrenal.
		Cryosurgery has been shown to be very safe, even when used on tumors adjacent to large vessels.
	www.miamiferret.org /fhc/cryosurgery.htm (643 words)

	CRYOSURGERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery for kidney cancer was first introduced in 1999.
		For patients with only one kidney or decreased renal function, where removal of a portion of the entire kidney would mean dialysis for life, cryosurgery holds great promise.
		The procedure can be repeated if the first cryosurgery has failed, radical surgery is still an option if the first cryosurgery fails.
	www.kenley.me.uk /cryosurgery.htm (466 words)

	Pre-Clinical Testing of Cryosurgery for Breast Cancer Treatment
		Cryosurgery is a surgical procedure that uses freezing to destroy undesirable tissue.
		In order to apply cryosurgery to breast cancer, it is necessary to establish the process of freezing because freezing itself does not necessarily destroy tissue, as evidenced by the common practice of preserving various cells such as red blood cells and sperm in a frozen state.
		Cryosurgery is a surgical technique that employs freezing to destroy undesirable tissues.
	www.ucop.edu /srphome/bcrp/progressreport/abstracts/innov/2CB-0034.html (1136 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery is a procedure by which extreme cold is applied to the tissue.
		Cryosurgery has been done on other tissues of the body such as the liver and the breast.
		Cryosurgery is a genuine alternative for the patient.
	www.prostatepointers.org /prostate/lay/apilgrim/chapter12.html (4867 words)

	eMedicine - Gynecologic Cryosurgery : Article by Kristiina Parviainen, MD
		Cryosurgery is a procedure in which the abnormal cells on your cervix are destroyed by freezing.
		Cryosurgery usually is not performed during pregnancy because it might endanger the pregnancy.
		Hatch KD, Shingleton HM, Austin JM Jr: Cryosurgery of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3337.htm (5039 words)

	Cryosurgery
		using cryosurgery for foot problems is no different from treating other parts of the body with this so it is not some new technology it is 45 years old and the same freezing pricipals apply no matter what part of the body one freezes soit is not experimental nor investigational.
		The problem is not with cryosurgery or with Dr. Goldstein, it is often with the doctors that are quick to jump on the bandwagon of new technology.
		Physicians who perform cryosurgery have to purchase the machine at a huge cost to them, ESWT have companies that bring the machine to the doctors off ice so they do not pay for it therfore why not do it if they had to pay for the machine very few would be doing it
	heelspurs.com /bbs/bbt.cgi?n=189747 (2485 words)

	Women's Health Advisor 2005.4: Outpatient Cryosurgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery is a procedure in which abnormal body tissues (sometimes referred to as lesions) are destroyed by exposure to extremely cold temperatures.
		Cryosurgery is used to treat skin lesions such as freckles (for cosmetic reasons), hemorrhoids, warts, and some skin cancers.
		If you have cryosurgery of the cervix, you will be asked to stay in the health care provider's office for at least 20 to 30 minutes after the procedure.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/wha/wha_cryosurg_crs.htm (781 words)

	Cryosurgery in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
		Cryosurgery has been used for many years in the treatment of skin cancers.
		Cryosurgery is less invasive than tradition surgery and seems to associated with fewer complications.
		Although cryosurgery seems to offer promise in the treatment of prostate cancer it is not without risk.
	www.cancernews.com /cryosurgery.htm (719 words)

	American College of Cryosurgery Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The American College of Cryosurgery is a scientific society which aims to promote and disseminate research in the field of cryosurgery and related areas of low temperature medicine.
		Abstracts of recent clinical summary papers on prostate cryosurgery (1/00)
		American College of Cryosurgery 6105B Etcheverry Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 USA Telephone: (510) 642-8220 Fax: (510) 642-1274 E-mail: rubinsky@euler.Berkeley.EDU
	www.me.berkeley.edu /Cryosurgery (74 words)

	CRYOSURGERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery involves local freezing of tissues for their controlled destruction or removal.
		Cryocan is a container that stores liquid nitrogen and cryojet is a hand held unit that is used to spray the liquid nitrogen over the diseased part.
		Multiple sessions of cryosurgery may be required till the desired result is achieved.
	www.skinstreet.net /cryosurgery.html (430 words)

	Cryosurgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery (also known as cryotherapy, cryoablation, or cryosurgical ablation) is a procedure in which the prostate gland is frozen under controlled conditions in order to kill cancer cells.
		Cryosurgery works best on prostates 40 grams or less in size as measured by ultrasound.
		The most common side effects are bladder or urethral irritation, causing such symptoms as frequent urination with little warning and burning, blood, or pain with urination.
	www.famc.org /body.cfm?id=555641 (541 words)

	Prostate cancer cryosurgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cryosurgery, or Targeted Cryo-ablation of the Prostate (TCAP), involves inserting, under ultrasound guidance, a number of probes into the prostate gland.
		Cryosurgery is often suitable for those with localised tumours where the cancer is contained within the prostate and may be considered as an alternative treatment to surgery, radiotherapy or brachytherapy.
		Cryosurgery is not suitable for those with an over-enlarged prostate.
	www.pcaso.com /Infosheets/cryo.htm (354 words)

	New Cryosurgery Technique 97% Effective In Prostate Cancer
		Targeted cryosurgery is a minimally invasive one- to two-hour procedure that enables physicians to precisely freeze and destroy cancerous tissue in and around the prostate gland.
		Targeted cryosurgery is a minimally invasive procedure that involves little blood loss and only one percent of patients report incontinence.
		During targeted cryosurgery, a patient is first treated with epidural anesthesia; he is awake and can talk to the physician, but feels no pain during the procedure.
	www.docguide.com /dg.nsf/PrintPrint/E83E3C3ADCA016C6852567A2004DE51D (1238 words)

	Freezing Liver Tumors to Death: Helping Conventional Therapy Work Better (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first study examined 19 patients who had failed conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and received cryosurgery for advanced neuroendocrine cancers that had spread to the liver.
		After cryosurgery patients were free of debilitating abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and other significant symptoms for a median of 10 months, as opposed to being homebound or bed-ridden which is a common condition for people with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors.
		Cryosurgery is performed on these patients by inserting hollow steel probes into liver tumors and filling them with liquid nitrogen at 319 below zero degree Farenheit.
	www.pslgroup.com /dg/3707e.htm (645 words)

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