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Chemotherpay has not worked .colon can with met to 1 node , 1 liver met and 1 subpleural node . approved for nano knife . shall wen say yes ?
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May be reasonable: Gamma Knife is an effective treatment for limited sites of tumor spread(1-3 sites). So this is one option that you can and should exercise especially for sites which can not be removed easily with a surgical approach(Steel knife!)
Answered 1/29/2015
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