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Intraperitoneal heated chemotherapy (IPHC) is an advanced procedure where heated chemotherapy is administered directly to cancer sites during surgery. DeKalb Medical is the only hospital in Georgia to offer this innovative abdominal cancer treatment.
IPHC is used to treat cancer that has spread to the abdominal cavity, including cancers of the stomach, colon, appendix, large and small intestines and ovaries. IPHC has been shown to extend survival rates of patients with these types of abdominal cancers.
With IPHC, the chemotherapy is applied directly to the cancer site in higher concentrations immediately following specialized surgery to first remove as much of the cancerous tissue as possible, a process called cytoreduction. The heat enhances the chemotherapy’s penetration into the cancerous tissues. In a study conducted by The Netherlands Cancer Institute, where IPHC has been performed since 1995, patients with end-stage cancer had their survival increased by an average of 21 months after receiving this treatment.
Go to www.HIPECtreatment.org for more information on Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
For a referral to a physician performing IPHC, call 404-501-WELL (9355).
Location(s)
• 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 404-501-WELL (9355)
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