HipecTreatment.com provides you with information on Surgical Oncologists and Gynecological Oncologists, with links to their affiliated hospitals that treat peritoneal surface malignancies. These malignancies are caused by primary colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, appendiceal cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei and peritoneal mesothelioma. A multidisciplinary approach using Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is used following cytoreductive surgery.
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September 19, 2010 - Baltimore Maryland
 Peritoneal Carcinomatosis is a common and complex presentation of a variety of cancers of the abdominal cavity. The cause of this cancer can originate from tumors of the appendix, colon, rectum, ovary, stomach, and small bowel, and from primary peritoneal tumors and mesothelioma.
Dr. Armando Sardi, director of the Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, is a specialist and one of the earliest practitioners of the treatment protocol for patients with this disease, using HEATED intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). For many patients, this is the only chance for long-term survival. Althought there have been many scientific reports showing the benefit of this treatment, there is a lack of awareness about the disease and patients often struggle to be correctly diagnosed and treated. Proceeds from this event will support research conducted by Dr. Sardi and his colleagues at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, whose work helps to provide scientifically proven treatments for patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis world-wide. |