A painless procedure to remove skin cancers using a 'radioactive paste' instead of surgery has become available in Melbourne. 9News
"He was basically looking at surgical options where he would have lost a large part of his ear, Dr Myn Lee from Avion Medical Skin Centres explained.
That was when his daughter, Marita Pattison, took him to see Dr Lee at Avion Medical Skin Centres in North Melbourne. She removed the 94-year-old's cancerous lesion with a quick, non-invasive procedure that has left his ear intact.Marita said it was like her father had "a brand new ear".Frank can now comfortably wear his hearing aid.
For the Rhenium treatment, which is only for non-melanoma skin cancers, the patient has a plastic foil placed over their lesion, then a radioactive resin is painted onto the foil which is directly over the skin cancer. Radiation particles penetrate through the foil and skin to a depth of three millimetres, targeting the tumour but preserving healthy tissue.The treatment is a private procedure, meaning patients pay the full cost, which is determined on a case-by-case basis.Continue reading
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