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To: i-node who wrote (851299)	4/21/2015 9:39:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1579414

"It was wrong, wrong, wrong. " No; doing nothing and letting women seeking care die untreated would have been wrong. " No one would think it is a credible treatment for small tumors of the breast today" Nobody would think 1960 knee surgery is credible in today's world of arthroscopic surgery. 1970 coronary bypass surgery is less credible because of stents and angioplasty. 1970 brain surgery isn't used much any more, either.... Newer surgical approaches for some types of tumors. For example, a newer approach to treat some tumors near the pituitary gland is to use an endoscope, a thin tube with a tiny video camera lens at the tip. The surgeon passes the endoscope through a small hole made in the back of the nose to operate through the nasal passages, limiting the potential damage to the brain. A similar technique can be used for some tumors in the ventricles, where a small opening in the skull near the hairline serves as the point of endoscope insertion. The use of this technique is limited by the tumor’s size, shape, and position cancer.org