Major Breakthrough Cancer Cures

Cryoablation

Cryoablation is a form of minimally invasive treatment used in individuals affected by cancer that involves the utilization of extremely cold temperatures to kill cancerous cells in a tumor. Similar to radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation is administered through a minimally invasive surgical procedure where the surgeon directs a cryoprobe or thin needle through an incision in the skin and into the cancerous tissues. A special type of gas is then infused into the cryoprobe that causes the malignant tissue to freeze. The frozen cancerous tissue is left to thaw out, and it is then refrozen through the same process during one treatment session. The repeated freezing and thawing of the malignant cells causes them to die. Cryoablation is a type of cancer treatment often used in patients who cannot undergo traditional surgical excision of their cancerous tumor. However, cryoablation can be used as the primary form of treatment for some kinds of cancer, including cervical, kidney, lung, prostate, liver, eye, and bone cancers.