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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Abdominal Cancers
MUSC surgeon Ramsay Camp, M.D., discusses HIPEC for patients with cancer within the peritoneum, which is hard to treat with intravenous chemotherapy.
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Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Pituitary Tumors
Alexander Vandergrift, M.D., a neurosurgeon at MUSC, describes removing a nonfunctioning pituitary tumor from a patient through endonasal resection using an endoscope.
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Limb Salvage Surgery for Pediatric Bone Sarcoma
MUSC is one of a few centers in the country that offers advanced skeletal reconstruction and limb salvage surgery for pediatric bone sarcomas.
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Awake Craniotomy and Tumor Resection
Abhay Varma, M.D., MUSC Health neurosurgeon at the Hollings Cancer Center, discusses the awake craniotomy and tumor resection procedure.
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Gamma Knife Surgery for Brain Tumors
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is a service offered by MUSC for treatment of brain tumors, pain syndromes, arteriovenous malformations, epilepsy, and psychiatric disorders.
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Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection With Robotic Flap Harvest for Vaginal Reconstruction
Although technically challenging, robotic abdominoperineal resection (APR) with robotic harvest of the rectus abdominus muscular flap can eliminate the need for a midline laparotomy, reduce wound infection rates and lead to faster recovery.
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Researcher Looks at Molecular Changes for Clues to Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes
It’s a figure that stands out. Black women have a 36% higher breast cancer mortality rate than other races in spite of having a similar incidence to White women.
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Finding the Right Target to Prevent Medulloblastoma Relapse
With about 350 new cases of medulloblastoma each year, this cancer is classified as a rare disease and doesn’t get as much attention as more common cancers. But to researcher Jezabel R. Blanco, Ph.D., that’s all the more reason to focus ...
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Preventing Chemotherapy From Overstaying Its Welcome
Removing toxic chemotherapeutic drugs from blood after cancer treatment prevents them from reaching the heart
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Preventing Chemotherapy From Overstaying Its Welcome
For patients with cancer, the tumor-killing power of chemotherapeutic drugs is a double-edged sword. While many cancer drugs kill tumor cells, they can also harm healthy cells as they travel throughout the bloodstream.
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Novel Combination Immunotherapy Developed at Hollings Cancer Center to be Offered in Lung-MAP Trial
A bench-to-bedside-pioneered lung cancer immunotherapy developed at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center will be included in one of the largest lung cancer clinical trials being offered by the National Cancer Institute.
The Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and the largest academic-based cancer research program in South Carolina. The cancer center comprises more than 120 faculty cancer scientists with an annual research funding portfolio of $44 million and a dedication to reducing the cancer burden in South Carolina. Hollings offers state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities, therapies and surgical techniques within multidisciplinary clinics that include surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation therapists, radiologists, pathologists, psychologists and other specialists equipped for the full range of cancer care, including more than 200 clinical trials.
