SIR: RF Ablation Extends Survival in Lung Cancer

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Radiofrequency ablation of small malignant lung lesions appears to offer survival of at least two years for nearly three-quarters of patients not suitable for surgery, a French researcher said here. In 244 patients, 70% were still alive two years after the procedure and 38.8% had no viable malignant lung tissue, according to Thierry de Baere, M.D., of Institut Gustave-Roussy, near Paris.
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