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Are Hepatic Arterial Infusion pumps used in Australia?
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My mother has been treated (surgery + chem) for bowel cancer, and now has mets on the liver. she is now undergoing more chemo in hopes that surgery may be possible. US patients in her situation seem to have access to treatment with HAI pumps, with generally very positive results. I can find no reference to them being used in Australia. Is this treatment available here, specifically Brisbane? What is the Australian oncology profession's view of HAI pumps to treat liver secondary tumours arising from bowel cancer?. -
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Dr Sujoy Mitra
Medical Oncologist (Cancer Specialist)
Medical oncologist and clinical haematologist treating all malignancies apart from acute leukaemias. View Profile
Less commonly used nowadays than previously due to improvements in intravenous chemotherapy for liver secondaries and no clear benefit of Hai chemotherapy when compared to modern regimes.
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Thank you very much for your enquiry.
Due to the detailed nature of your questions they are quite difficult to answer in an online forum.
If you'd like to send your questions through to Bowel Cancer Australia's Nurse Adviser we'd be very happy to get in contact with you to provide an individualised response and advice.
You can send your questions to us using the web form available at http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305&Itemid=305.
In the meantime you may also be interested to read some of the information available on the Bowel Cancer Australia website including:
• Bowel Cancer: Surgery & Treatment - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=302
• Bowel Cancer: Secondary Liver Cancer - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=425&Itemid=568
•Living with bowel cancer - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459&Itemid=303
•Bowel cancer: What I Need to Ask - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=47
We look forward to receiving your questions and to offering you some tailored advice.
Kind Regards,
The team at Bowel Cancer Australia
www.bowelcanceraustralia.org
Please Note: The information provided by Bowel Cancer Australia’s Nurse and Nutritionist Advisory Services is intended for Australian residents as a reference guide only. It is not a substitute for independent professional advice and is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or disorder.
If you believe your symptoms are consistent with those of bowel cancer or a digestive illness, please consult your doctor.
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