Elche General Hospital is near Alicante on the Spanish Costa Blanca and they are offereing pioneering treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis .This hospital is the first public centre to offer it in Alicante province and only one of four in the Valencia region . This is a cancer which affects the lining of the body cavity and happens when existing cancers spread to the abdominal lining . The procedure involves radical surgery to debulk the peritoneum and hyperthermic intrperitoneal chemotherapy which enables much higher concentrations of the drugs to reach the affected area . So far two patients have been operated on successfully ,They are hoping to treat 6 or 8 patients before the end of the year and double that number next year . The tumours that most often create this condition are ovarian cancer , colorectal cancer and gastric cancer and this treatment offers a way to cure it . Traditionally only palliative treatments were given and they were not as effective .After the surgery which also delivers hyperthermic chemotherapy directly onto the peritoneum there will be post -op chemotherapy too .This is a huge improvement in the treatment of this condition . Check Out The Full Indepth Details Here: Costa Blanca | Pioneering Cancer Treatment Offered
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