1. Advances in Surgical Techniques
... cut open a patient's chest or abdomen, doctors can now insert a slender needle through the skin and destroy the tissue with heat, cold, or alcohol. Once the needle has reached the target area, doctors can create a burst of radio waves that produce enough heat to actually "cook" the tumor or tissue. Other similar techniques include the use of probes that freeze tumors (cryosurgery), destroy ... ...
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