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Anyone have Aliya (PEF) treatment for lung cancer? How did it go?

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I am curious as to what hospital in the San Francisco area did your PEF (Aliya) ablation. I am dealing with a second round of lung cancer and due to having the unpleasant side effect of a chronic broken rib from SBRT radiation the first round, I think the PEF ablation will be best for me. Part of my care team agrees (except the radiation oncologist, LOL!) I've refused radiation so far as I just can't fathom how I would deal with more lifelong radiation side effects. I have a lot of chronic pain from the broken rib and it's really limited lots of things I can do.

Thanks for sharing your experience with this new treatment. I'm so happy to hear of its success for you!

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kakalena | @kakalena | 1 day ago

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CPMC , California Pacific Medical Center. Dr. Heba Ismael. It was her first one but there were several other physicians present including one surgeon from UCFS ? who has done over 60. Dr. Ismael said she is doing 2 Aliyas a month now. I also had SBRT radiation for my pancreatic cancer at CPMC, Dr. Patricia Said. That worked very well for what was considered an inoperable tumor, but as a result of SBRT, I was able to have the Whipple surgery on pancreas.
The thing I liked about possible effects of Aliya is that the death of the treated nodule sends something out in your system that boosts your white blood cells' ability to fight same cancer in other locations. Here's hoping.

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