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Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes (via Y! Health News)

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

(HealthDay News) — A minimally invasive therapy that uses beads soaked with anti-cancer agents has been successful at halting liver tumors, according to new studies.

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) attacks liver tumors on two fronts. Microspheres, or beads, combined with cancer-killing chemotherapeutic agents are delivered to the blood vessel feeding the tumor. While the chemo attacks the [...]

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