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Cancer Treatment: HIPEC

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) can treat ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, appendix cancer, mesothelioma, peritoneal cancer, stomach or gastric cancer, and other locally advanced cancers in the abdomen. Dr. John Diaz, Gynecologic Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, explains the patients that are best candidates for this treatment are those who have a disease limited to the peritoneal cavity.

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