Novel interventional radiology treatment with microspheres shows promise for liver cancer patients

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 02:28 in Health & Medicine

An interventional radiology treatment -the use of intra-arterial yttrium-90 microspheres for liver cancer (also known as hepatocellular carcinoma) -shows promise in prolonging life for many patients with this devastating condition, according to researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla.

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