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tina dasilva
tina dasilva CSN Member Posts: 641
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hey guys does anyone know anything about hot chemo .my bother inlaw asked me about it I told him I would ask you guys and back to him hugs all. Tina

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  • geotina
    geotina CSN Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #2
    Hi Tina:
    The only "hot chemo" I know of is done during the HIPEC procedure. HIPEC is done for peritoneal mets. They remove the peritoneal mets and then wash the area with hot chemo for (if memory serves) 90 minutes.

    Hope your Jorge is doing well.


    Take care - Tina
  • tina dasilva
    tina dasilva CSN Member Posts: 641
    #3
    geotina said:

    Hi Tina:
    The only "hot chemo" I know of is done during the HIPEC procedure. HIPEC is done for peritoneal mets. They remove the peritoneal mets and then wash the area with hot chemo for (if memory serves) 90 minutes.

    Hope your Jorge is doing well.


    Take care - Tina

    Hi Tina
    Thank you for the info my Jorge is doing good with round but I got to tell u he is very mean this morning I came milk so he could take his meds and he looked so mad at me . But other then that all is good I hope you and your george are doing well
  • 12boo
    12boo Member Posts: 1
    #4
    hot chemo
    Hot chemo's looks like very promising for cancers that have spread with in the abdomen. check out this article from the BBC news:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4318215.stm

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