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Hot chemo

ppurdin
ppurdin CSN Member Posts: 1,181 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

has anyone had hot chemo treatment.Any input would be appriatted.

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  • Trubrit
    Trubrit CSN Member Posts: 5,808 Member
    #2
    Welcome

    I have never heard of 'Hot chemo'. 

    What kind of Cancer are they treating?  

    Sue - Trubrit

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  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH CSN Member Posts: 1,456 Member
    #3
    Hi,
    I believe you are

    Hi,

    I believe you are referring to HIPEC surgery, am I correct?   If so, yes, I have knowledge of that operation.

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  • abrub
    abrub CSN Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #4
    I had Intraperitoneal chemo

    I had Intraperitoneal chemo that was not heated, but with the same funtion as HIPEC.  Private message me for info, as I'm not on this forum much.

    Alice

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  • ppurdin
    ppurdin CSN Member Posts: 1,181 Member
    #5
    LivinginNH said:

    Hi,
    I believe you are

    Hi,

    I believe you are referring to HIPEC surgery, am I correct?   If so, yes, I have knowledge of that operation.

    HIpec

    yes this is the name of it.I have stage 4 ovarian Cancer.And they have recommended this treatment .Most people have not heard of it.Thank you for your imput.

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  • ppurdin
    ppurdin CSN Member Posts: 1,181 Member
    #6
    LivinginNH said:

    Hi,
    I believe you are

    Hi,

    I believe you are referring to HIPEC surgery, am I correct?   If so, yes, I have knowledge of that operation.

    Treatment

    yes this is what I am talking about.

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  • Sweetromance
    Sweetromance CSN Member Posts: 2
    edited October 2017 #7
    Effects To Immunity

    Does anyone know if the Hot Chemo has any effect on the immune system?

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  • Sweetromance
    Sweetromance CSN Member Posts: 2
    #8
    LivinginNH said:

    Hi,
    I believe you are

    Hi,

    I believe you are referring to HIPEC surgery, am I correct?   If so, yes, I have knowledge of that operation.

    Immunity

    What can be expected? What kind of hit does the immune system take?

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  • MyJourneywithCancer
    MyJourneywithCancer CSN Member Posts: 82
    #9
    Benefit of "Hot Chemo
    The main benefit of "Hot Chemo" is the more drug penetration into the tumor at higher temperature, and, being local and transient, it has much reduced side effects.
    There are few studies on activation of the immune system to temperature-induced changes made to the tumor cells, but nothing very conclusive.
    Hope that helps.
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