Cryoablation is widely used for treating various types of cancer, including breast, prostate, liver, kidney, and lung cancer. It works by freezing the cancer cells, which are destroyed when ice crystals form inside them. This process also triggers an immune response that helps the body fight off remaining cancer cells.
“For every 2,000 women, we may potentially save one woman’s life, but we will cause 10 to 20 women to be treated unnecessarily with surgery, chemo, and radiation.” This raises a critical question: Are mammograms doing more harm than good? Dr. Jenn Simmons, cancer surgeon, and other experts weigh in on the controversy.
Imagine being in the fight of your life, feeling the weight of a cancer diagnosis. I know that feeling all too well. When I was faced with the conventional options of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery after my Stage 4 Melanoma diagnosis, it didn’t take long before I realized that wasn’t the path I wanted to take.
A study of nearly 50,000 women found that girls who developed breasts before age 10 faced a 23% higher risk of breast cancer than those who began developing at age 12 or 13. Learn more about these crucial findings and their impact on women’s health.
Overall, treatment costs for someone diagnosed at stage IV — when cancer has spread throughout the body — are an average of $156,000 higher than for those diagnosed at stage I, when the disease is localized.
