HIPEC surgery is a promising treatment option for patients with certain abdominal cancers. Surgical oncologist Erin Ward, MD, discusses which patients would be best candidates for HIPEC, explains why ...

A retrospective study compared progression-free and overall survival of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with conventional intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer.

SCS combined with HIPEC may improve overall survival in PSROC patients compared to SCS alone, with a statistically significant benefit observed. The risk of severe complications, including anemia and ...

Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to surgery did not improve progression-free survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Among patients with platinum-sensitive peritoneal ...

Validity of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sexual Interest and Satisfaction Measures in Men Following Radical Prostatectomy Compared with CRSa, CRS-HIPEC improved ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

Comparing the Diagnostic Yield of Germline Exome Versus Panel Sequencing in the Diverse Population of the Texas KidsCanSeq Pediatric Cancer Study We obtained 79 samples of metastatic peritoneal tumor ...

SEATTLE — Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC) is a complex treatment where chemotherapy is delivered into the abdomen through catheters after the extensive surgical removal of a tumor ...