Cyberknife radiosurgery is here to stay

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Cancer Drugs on Election Agenda

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Some days it seems like everyone’s talking about Cyberknife. Just when we thought that it all had been said this piece sums up, in layman’s terms, the real advantages. Why use Cyberknife to treat tumours?

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According to the leading financial website Motley Fool the manufacturers of Cyberknife systems are seeing an upswing in revenues as patient numbers increase.

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Benign and Primary Tumours The most common intracranial lesions are metastases and malignant (e.g., astrocytomas) or benign (e.g., meningiomas, acoustic neuromas) primary tumours. Primary benign brain tumours and malignancies are much less common than brain metastases. Stereotactic radiosurgery has become an accepted treatment option for patients with meningiomas, vestibular schwannomas and pituitary adenomas. Social Bookmarking

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The CyberKnife System is technically capable of treating tumours anywhere in the lung with high accuracy

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Read more about Cyberknife in an article by Consultant in Clinical Oncology Dr Nick Plowman.

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Cyberknife units are currently getting a lot of requests for patients seeking a treatment for pancreatic cancer. The new stereotactic radiosurgery system (Cyberknife) lends itself particularly well to treating this form of cancer, however, it is normally limited for those people who have otherwise inoperable cancer.

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Chemotherapy has long been seen as the lesser of two evils. When contrasted with its alternative, cancer, its benefits have been seen to outweigh its many detriments. Now, however, both chemo and invasive surgery look set to become obsolete for some forms of cancer thanks to a new, safe technology developed in association with the leading London medical centres including The Harley Street Clinic.

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Following the treatment of the 100th patient Drs Nick Plowman, Andrew Gaya and Chris Nutting describe in this illustrative, plain English video clip how Cyberknife works.

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