CyberKnife® expert Dr Andy Gaya explains in a new article for totalhealth how the following cancers are suitable for treatment by CyberKnife®:
- Low grade Astrocytomas (grade 2/3)
- Meningiomas (up to 5cm in size)
- Brain metastases (usually one – three)
- Pituitary tumours
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Spinal metastasis (usually solitary)
- Primary spinal tumours
- Stage 1 non small cell lung cancer
- Locally advanced pancreatic cancer
- Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
- Lung metastases
- Liver metastases
- Lymph node metastases
- Early Prostate Cancer
- Early Kidney Cancer
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Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body.
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A malignant tumour (cancer) that is formed from the epithelium, the tissue that covers the open surfaces of organs.
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The basic unit of all living organisms.
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A large abdominal organ that has many important roles including the production of bile and clotting factors, detoxification, and the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
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Secondary tumours’ that result from the spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body.
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The spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body.
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Pain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve.
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Relating to the pancreas.
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An abnormal swelling.
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