The American Cancer Society reports 80 percent of cancer patients will require some sort of surgery during their cancer journey. That may seem like a lot, but keep in mind, those procedures fall into many different buckets, which is the reason for the high percentage. The surgeries could be preventative, reconstructive, related to staging the disease, minimally invasive or curative.
The National Institutes of Health reports about 50 percent of all cancer patients receive some sort of radiation during their treatment – whether that’s to target the cancer or to control pain.
And globally, more than 57 percent of cancer treatments include chemotherapy.
These statistics show that most of the time, cancer treatment is multifaceted, and there is no simple one-step solution for treatment. They also show that there are different approaches to treatment involving different medical interventions.
The experts at the CyberKnife Center of Miami — a state-of-the-art non-surgical cancer treatment center in South Florida – want you to understand your options, and we want you to know there are surgery-free options for cancer treatment as well.
CyberKnife for Surgery-Free Cancer Treatment
One of these options is CyberKnife, a form of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which can be used for brain, lung, prostate, spine, head and neck, liver, kidney and pancreatic cancer.
CyberKnife’s missile guidance technology enables the SBRT to track a tumor’s movement in real time. The technology delivers radiation directly to the tumor, while leaving healthy surrounding tissue unharmed. This way it can deliver the highest dose of radiation possible. With CyberKnife, patients often need a much shorter course of treatment than with traditional radiation because of SBRT is targeted radiation.
CyberKnife has been used for more than two decades and studied in hundreds of clinical trials. It has helped hundreds of thousands of patients – even patients who were told they couldn’t have more radiation, or their tumors were inoperable. It’s non-invasive, and for most patients, there is little downtime.
Surgery-Free Candidates for CyberKnife
The best way to determine if surgery-free CyberKnife is right for you is to come in for a consultation. Here is a general guideline to see if we can help.
- Brain cancer: CyberKnife can minimize risks of potential long-term side effects because of its accuracy. Patients who have been treated with whole-brain radiotherapy can be treated again with CyberKnife.
- Lung Cancer: Patients benefit because the CyberKnife system moves with you, keeping the radiation targeted on the tumor while you breath.
“The system provides a proven, non-surgical option for treating early stage, inoperable non-small cell lung cancer, tumors in challenging anatomical locations such as central lung tumors surrounded by sensitive structures and lung tumors near the chest wall, and inoperable peripheral lung tumors,” Accuray, the maker of CyberKnife, says.
- Liver Cancer: CyberKnife may help patients whose tumor cannot be completely removed with surgery or those who cannot undergo surgery. Plus, it can be used as patients wait for a transplant.
- Pancreatic Cancer: CyberKnife is a good option for patients with locally advanced cancer or those that may be inoperable. It can also be used in tandem with other treatments like surgery and chemotherapy.
- Prostate Cancer: CyberKnife offers a 98% success rate for prostate cancer with fewer side effects than traditional treatments.
- Spinal Cancer: CyberKnife’s precision matters when it comes to treating tumors close to the spine.
CyberKnife Treatment: Miami, FL
The experts at Cyberknife Miami see the surgery-free CyberKnife advantage every day.
We opened our doors 20 years ago. We were the first CyberKnife center to open in the Southeast. And we’re here to help you.
Our doctors and staff are experts in the field of CyberKnife and cancer treatment. Our compassion and personalized treatment can be the difference you need when it comes to treating your cancer.
If you would like to find out more about treatment with CyberKnife call us at 305-279-2900 or go to our website now for more information www.cyberknifemiami.com.