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Delroy Mbofana ,Lt Colonel Avishai David, Captain Ronald Jack
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Advanced Medicine: RFA Cancer Treatment
Radio Frequency Thermal Ablation is the medical procedure where in part
the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumor or other dysfunctional
tissue is ablated using the heat generated from high frequency alternating
current in the range of 350 to 500 Kilohertz.
This treatment is generally conducted in the patient setting using either local
anesthetics or conscious sedation anesthesia.
Two important advantages of RF Current are:
1. It does not stimulate the heart, muscles nor nerves
2. RFA treatment are done under image guidance like x-ray,CT-Scan or
ultra sound by an interventional radiologists, otolaryngologists, gastrointestinal
and surgical endoscopists.
Uses to treat tumors in the lung, kidney, liver and bone aswell as other body
organs less commonly once diagnosis of tumor is confirmed A needle like
RFA probe is placed in the Tumor, the RF passing the probe increases the
temperature as shown in the diagram below.
We end this paper with the Gospel and Tribute to our Friend who is dying of
Kidney and brain Cancer.