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  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 Member Posts: 1,169 Member

    no , i havent seen the onco
    no , i havent seen the onco yet....just trying to understsnd this further....since there is nothing omentum i was thinkign if i shoudl consider hipec. i shall start meeting oncologists in the next 2 days.


    i havnt told my father about hipec....he needs some time to mentally get out of the surgery which just happened.

    Even though the omentum is
    Even though the omentum is gone, there is likely residual tumor cells floating around the abdominal cavity. The idea is that the heated chemotherapy will destroy these cells before they are able to form a new tumor and latch on to an organ. Heated chemo is much more effective (I've hear 70 - 100%). The fact that they are applying it directly is important, as well. Systemic chemo is less effective for cancer in the abdominal cavity. The blood/peritoneal barrier makes it harder for system chemo to reach this area. My husbands surgeon told us that the application of the "hot chemo" is not the dangerous part of the surgery. The risk is with the removal of the cancer and resecting of the organs. In your fathers case that has already been done. The recovery would be easier than compared to my husband who required a lot of resecting prior to the heated chemo application.

    Having said that, you're right. I would think your Dad would need significant time to recover physically and mentally from the last surgery. HIPEC is a biggie. He would want to go into it feeling very strong and motivated to fight. In some cases, there seems to be no big hurry to do HIPEC. I'm sure it varies with each patient. This surgery would likely be available to him down the road. I would see what the onc has to say about doing the systemic chemo first, taking a break and then revisiting the idea of HIPEC.

    Chelsea
  • vinaykumar
    vinaykumar Member Posts: 66 Member
    Chelsea71 said:

    Even though the omentum is
    Even though the omentum is gone, there is likely residual tumor cells floating around the abdominal cavity. The idea is that the heated chemotherapy will destroy these cells before they are able to form a new tumor and latch on to an organ. Heated chemo is much more effective (I've hear 70 - 100%). The fact that they are applying it directly is important, as well. Systemic chemo is less effective for cancer in the abdominal cavity. The blood/peritoneal barrier makes it harder for system chemo to reach this area. My husbands surgeon told us that the application of the "hot chemo" is not the dangerous part of the surgery. The risk is with the removal of the cancer and resecting of the organs. In your fathers case that has already been done. The recovery would be easier than compared to my husband who required a lot of resecting prior to the heated chemo application.

    Having said that, you're right. I would think your Dad would need significant time to recover physically and mentally from the last surgery. HIPEC is a biggie. He would want to go into it feeling very strong and motivated to fight. In some cases, there seems to be no big hurry to do HIPEC. I'm sure it varies with each patient. This surgery would likely be available to him down the road. I would see what the onc has to say about doing the systemic chemo first, taking a break and then revisiting the idea of HIPEC.

    Chelsea

    Whats d diffence betwn

    Whats d diffence betwn palliative chemo and curative chemo? Is the dosage diffrent but medicines the same?

     

    the oncologist i met said he is considering my fathers case as palliative and will do 6 cycles of folfox 6

    (5fu , leucovorin, ocaliplatin)

  • hipecindia
    hipecindia Member Posts: 1
    adan1 said:

    Hipec
    It is available in Rajiv Gandhi cancer center in delhi. My company installed it and the Drs have been able to increase median survival rates in colorecatal and Gyne cancers with dissemination into peritoneum.

    HIPEC in India at Bangalore

    Hipec treatment is available at Bangalore for the last 3 years. It is available at Sakra World Hospital. You can get in touch with me at info@sakraworldhospital.com for more information

  • mehta
    mehta Member Posts: 1

    HIPEC in India at Bangalore

    Hipec treatment is available at Bangalore for the last 3 years. It is available at Sakra World Hospital. You can get in touch with me at info@sakraworldhospital.com for more information

    HIPEC is being regularly done

    HIPEC is being regularly done at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai. The surgeons name is Dr. Sanket Mehta. He also operates at some other hospitals as well. He was one of the pioneers of HIPEC in India. 

  • hi vinay

    hi vinay ,

     

    please update on HIPEC..