Re treating with Cyberknife

[kwalker]

Hello...has anyone had to have a reoccuring tumor re treated with cyberknife? I had surgery in 07- 3 years later tumor has regrown and had cyberknife...no growth after 1 year but after 2 year MRI shows 4mm of regrowth, now looking at possible re treat or another surgery,,,anyone else with same issues? this thing just won't go away!

[arizonajack]

You might want to consider Gamma Knife this time.

Here's a couple of articles comparing Gamma Knife to Cyberknife:

http://www.sdgkc.com/gamma-knife/gk-vs-cyberknife/

http://www.swmedicalcenter.com/documents/Cyberknife/OncologyIssuesVol21No5.pdf

[producer]

I would just like to add that a CK vs GK comparison by a center which only provides the latter is very biased and will obviously not be a subjective and accurate comparison..

chris

[arizonajack]

I would just like to add that a CK vs GK comparison by a center which only provides the latter is very biased and will obviously not be a subjective and accurate comparison..

chris

I think you mean "not be an objective and accurate comparison."

Objective is an analysis based on facts (guns shoot bullets), subjective is an analysis subject to the analyzer's biases (guns are bad).

And while your comment may have some validity with regard to the first article, the second article was written by Dr Hoffelt, a radiation oncologist affiliated with the Cyberknife Center of the SW WA Medical Center. If anything, he might be in favor of Cyberknife but still appears to have made an unbiased comparison.

Bottom line, though, it's up to the individual to carefully study the options with his or her specialists and make an appropriate decision.