Penile Cancer Therapy

Study findings from Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Department of Urology broaden understanding of penile cancer therapy

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, December 25th, 2009

A report, 'Intra-arterial infusion of chemotherapy in the treatment of penile cancer,' is newly published data in Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. "Patients with penile cancer sometimes refuse surgery under the consideration of cosmetic and functional impact. The efficacy of intra-arterial (IA) chemotherapy for penile cancer has not been well defined," researchers in Niaosung, Taiwan report.

"Five patients with penile cancer, receiving at least two courses of IA chemotherapy, were analyzed from January 2005 to January 2009. These patients all refused surgery initially. The drug combinations were as follows: methotrexate, mitomycin C, bleomycin, cisplatin...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-12-25)

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