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MyCancerPain.org Launched as Resource for Patients with Painful Bone Metastases
December 30th, 2008
InSightec Ltd. announced that cancer patients suffering pain caused by tumors that have spread to their bones have a new online resource for information about their condition. The website, http://www.MyCancerPain.org, provides background on bone metastases, as well as detailed information about a clinical trial being conducted at eleven centers in the U.S., Canada and Israel to evaluate whether treatment with the noninvasive, ionized radiation-free ExAblate(R) Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system can safely and effectively alleviate this pain. "As modern oncology treatments have helped patients live longer with their disease, growing numbers of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-12-30)
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