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Watch the amazing video at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/Clinical_Trial_Freezes_Away_Breast_Cancer_Philadelphia.html?__source=Newsletter-Daily

It appears a document was written in 2005 and published in 2006 regarding cryotherapy’s effects on breast cancer tumors. See reference.

WebMD published an article about this just this past March:
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20100316/breast-cancer-treated-by-freezing-tumors

How Cryotherapy Works
The cancer-killing freeze is achieved by delivering a very low temperature gas to the tumor using needle-like probes.

Littrup tells WebMD that a single-probe freezing approach has been used for several years to treat breast cancer, but it is widely considered to be unsuitable for tumors larger than 1.5 centimeters.

“We’ve been using multiple probes for many years to treat prostate cancer with a minimum of five probes,” he says. “So it just made sense to me to try multiple probes for breast cancer.”

He adds that recent technological advances resulting in smaller and easier-to-manage probes and better ways to guide them to the tumor have made nonsurgical cryotherapy an attractive option for breast cancer.

The 13 patients included in the study had a total of 25 tumors, ranging in size from 0.5 centimeters to 5.8 centimeters. The average tumor size was 1.7 centimeters.

Using local anesthesia with mild sedation, an average of three probes per tumor were guided to the tumor site using either ultrasound alone or ultrasound with computed tomography (CT) imaging. The probes produced “ice balls” ranging in size from 2 centimeters to 10 centimeters, depending on the size of the targeted tumor.

Patients reported minimal pain and a high satisfaction with the cosmetic results following the treatment.

Littrup says most patients had complete healing of the frozen area with very little or no scaring within six months.

He hopes to conduct larger studies in breast cancer patients using a cryotechnology procedure that uses magnetic resonance (MR) to guide the probes. Littrup developed and has patented this technology, and he says it is potentially useful in the treatment of many types of cancer.

Cure Rates Still Unknown
Radiologist Gale A. Sisney, MD, considers cryotherapy a very promising approach for the treatment of breast cancer that could prove to be as effective as surgical treatment.

Sisney is chief of breast imaging at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

“We won’t be able to say for some time how this compares with lumpectomy in terms of cure rates,” she says.

American Cancer Society Deputy Chief Medical Officer Len Lichtenfeld, MD, says much larger studies are needed with longer follow-up to determine cryotherapy’s role in the treatment of breast cancer.

“I would be cautious about any suggestion that this treatment is appropriate for a woman with cancer that is localized to the breast and possibly regional lymph nodes,” he says. “Sometimes techniques like this one, which have a lot of appeal to patients, gain a following before the research is in. I would not make assumptions based on this small study.”

From: http://www.financialpost.com/markets/news/Newly+Announced+Rules+Expand+Access+Mammography+Other+Early+Detection+Services+Cost+Patients/3278262/story.html

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advocacy Alliance today applauded new federal rules that will expand access to potentially life-saving care for millions of Americans.

“Today’s announcement is a critical step in ensuring the promise of health reform is delivered to all women,” said Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “This new rule means money will no longer be an obstacle for women who want or need a mammogram. Ultimately, this will save lives.”

The new interim regulations were issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of its implementation of the new health reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). The regulations will require private health insurers to cover preventive and early detection services, including annual screening mammography for women age 40 and older, with no cost sharing or co-pays in health plans issued after September 23, 2010. The rules will also apply to all plans offered through state-based health insurance exchanges when they become operational in 2014. Plans established prior to September 23, 2010 are not subject to the new regulations.

Extending this protection to women age 40 and older was particularly welcomed by the Komen Advocacy Alliance. “By requiring health insurers to offer no-cost access to mammography for women age 40 to 49, HHS has relieved concerns women have had since the United States Preventive Services Task Force issued its controversial guidelines last fall,” said Jennifer M. Luray, President of the Komen Advocacy Alliance. “We are grateful to Senators Barbara Mikulski (R-MD) and David Vitter (R-LA) for their roles in ensuring all women 40 and above have this access, in accordance with Komen’s long-held recommendations.”

Komen notes that early detection is a key to surviving breast cancer. While more than 200,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and almost 40,000 will die, 98 percent of breast cancer patients will survive at least five years if the cancer is discovered before it has spread beyond the breast compared to only 23 percent when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

While applauding today’s announcement, the Komen Advocacy Alliance also cautioned that government must maintain the safety net screening services funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, states and non-profits until all women have access to these new cancer screening benefits and we are assured women know how and when to access them.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Komen for the Cure has invested more than $1.5 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advocacy Alliance (KAA) is the nonpartisan voice for over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors and the people who love them. Our mission is to translate the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® promise to end breast cancer forever into action at all levels of government to discover and deliver the cures.

It is unfair to create false hope and hype something that may not carry the magical cure for cancer, but watch the video at the following link and share your thoughts. This may be the real deal!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdo2rs_sunday_tech