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HIFU treatment for Rectal Carcinomia

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flash g CSN Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone out there gone to say China (or any other place)to recieve HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) for lower rectal cancer? If so please share your story. I am at the cross roads of having to agree to the standard treatment of long term chemo/RT and major surgury which may result in a permanent bag. This horrifies me.
HIFU treatment seems to offer some better hope in effective less agressive treatment but I have no way of confirming this as the medics can only speak in terms of general treatment. Please can anyone help ASAP. Thanks. FG
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  • sfmarie
    sfmarie CSN Member Posts: 602
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    While I have no experience
    I can only tell you that my sister talked to several oncologists about getting treatment at FUDA in China. Everyone agreed it was a bad idea for many reasons. One, they thought the technology and treatment was "old" . That is just the response she received from at least 5 different oncologists.
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  • Devasted
    Devasted CSN Member Posts: 185
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    sfmarie said:

    While I have no experience
    I can only tell you that my sister talked to several oncologists about getting treatment at FUDA in China. Everyone agreed it was a bad idea for many reasons. One, they thought the technology and treatment was "old" . That is just the response she received from at least 5 different oncologists.

    Only what onc. said...
    My husband's onc. said her opinion, "too risky, dangerous"
    I have no idea???
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