Dr Kennedy speaking at Large Korean conference today and...

Dr Kennedy speaking at Large Korean conference today and tomorrow. He spoke earlier at largest Chinese hospital where there is a huge one billion patient eligible patient population. Sir Spheres seem to be in infancy in growth stage.Media Contact:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wake Radiology Oncologist to Speak In China and Korea
Presenting up-to-date information on targeted liver cancer therapy
Andrew Kennedy, MD, co-medical director, Wake Radiology
Oncology, is scheduled to present at the 9th Congress of the World Federation of
Nuclear Medicine & Biology (WFNMB) in Seoul, Korea on Thursday, October 25. On
October 23, he is the featured speaker at Shanghai Eastern Hospital of Hepatobiliary
Surgery.
At the WFNMB conference, Dr. Kennedy will address his work using microsphere
therapy to treat inoperable liver cancer. In 2000, Dr. Kennedy reintroduced the use of
microsphere therapy, which places radiation-filled microscopic spheres into the liver,
destroying cancerous cells, while preserving adjacent healthy tissue. The radiated
microspheres deliver a continuous radiation dosage for 14 days. Patients who have not
had success with chemotherapy or are not able to have surgery are candidates for the
therapy.
In Shanghai, Dr. Kennedy will lecture to oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, surgical
oncology and radiation oncology physicians at the hospital, which is the largest liver
hospital in China. In his presentation, “Internal Radiation for Liver Cancers,” Dr. Kennedy
will deliver the latest clinical findings about his work using Yttrium 90 microspheres.
Dr. Kennedy was recently published in the October 2006 issue of the American Journal
of Hematology Oncology Review – 90Y – Microsphere Brachytherapy is Effective in
Treating Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases – providing a retrospective analysis
of using microspheres for treating advanced colorectal cancers that have metastasized
to the liver. He notes in the article that use of radiated microspheres directly to the tumor
site has resulted in impressive local tumor control and survival rates.
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About Wake Radiology Oncology Services
Wake Radiology Oncology Services is the Triangle’s first freestanding, full-service, outpatient
radiation therapy center. Its state-of-the-art facility combines the newest technology in threedimensional
radiation therapy with the expertise of highly trained professionals to provide
thorough, quality care for each patient. For more information about Wake Radiology Oncology
Services, please visit the website at www.wakeoncology.com.