Interventional Oncology - The fastest growing field in interventional radiology
With more and more minimally invasive oncology procedures being performed in the angio suite, interventional oncology is now the fastest growing field in interventional radiology. These procedures have increased in the last nine years by 52% and and are expected to grow in the future.
Each year, more than 10.6 million patients are diagnosed with cancer worldwide.
There are more than 1,300,000 cases of lung cancer, 1,200,000 cases of breast cancer, and 1,000,000 cases of colorectal cancer worldwide basis. Many cancer patients develop metastases, which are largely not surgically treatable.
Until now. Interventional oncology provides new treatment possibilities for these patients.
Can you imagine she just had cancer therapy?
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By the year 2020, cancer cases worldwide are expected to increase by 50%*.
* World Health Organization, WHO 2003