HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. It’s a cancer treatment that pumps warm chemotherapy drugs into your abdomen. You get one very large dose of chemotherapy, but it's not as ...

HIPEC is a type of treatment for cancers that have spread within your abdomen. Doctors surgically remove the tumor and then pump heated chemotherapy drugs into your abdominal cavity. Hyperthermic ...

Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is a type of ovarian cancer treatment in which chemo drugs are directly pumped into your belly cavity (also called peritoneal cavity). When you get chemo this way, it ...

HIPEC surgery is a promising treatment option for patients with certain abdominal cancers. Surgical oncologist Erin Ward, MD, discusses which patients would be best candidates for HIPEC, explains why ...

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chemotherapy is a lifesaver in cancer treatment. But an IV isn't always the best way to deliver it. A different technique is helping make a difference for some abdominal ...

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a treatment for cancers in the abdomen or belly area. This treatment delivers anti-cancer drugs directly into the peritoneal cavity, the area in the belly that contains ...

VS-01 is a novel liposomal-based intraperitoneal fluid that acts as a clearance enhancer of toxic metabolites, in particular ammonia, from the body. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

Evidence-based recommendations on pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in adults. This involves spraying the inside of the peritoneal cavity with chemotherapy ...

Evidence on the safety of pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis shows that this procedure can cause serious but well-recognised side effects. Evidence on its ...

Reducing Body Image–Related Distress in Women With Breast Cancer Using a Structured Online Writing Exercise: Results From the My Changed Body Randomized Controlled Trial We enrolled 183 patients and ...

Impact of lung and heart dose on survival after radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. RAINFALL: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study of cisplatin (Cis) plus capecitabine (Cape) ...