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Notes from our work with overseas cancer information, translation, and interpretation.
Intra-arterial Chemotherapy (IAC/HAIC): Procedure and Results
2026.10.27 · Papers & translationIntra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) is an image-guided procedure in which a thin tube (catheter) is guided into the artery that feeds a tumor, and cancer drugs are infused straight through it. In…
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): How It Works and SURF Trial Results
2026.10.26 · Papers & translationRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a local treatment in which a doctor guides a thin needle electrode into a tumor under CT or ultrasound and destroys the tumor with heat produced by a radiofrequency…
Microwave vs Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Cancer: Trials Compared
2026.10.23 · Papers & translationMicrowave ablation (MWA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver cancer both destroy tumors with heat delivered through a thin needle placed through the skin. In a five-hospital Japanese…
Histotripsy for Liver Cancer: Meta-Analysis and Japan's First Study
2026.10.22 · Papers & translationHistotripsy for liver tumors is a new local treatment that uses ultrasound focused from outside the body to break up tumor tissue mechanically, with no incision and no needle. A meta-analysis…
NanoKnife (IRE) for Pancreatic Cancer: DIRECT Survival Results
2026.10.21 · Papers & translationA US multicenter registry on NanoKnife (irreversible electroporation, IRE) for pancreatic cancer was published in The Oncologist on 14 October 2026. Among 99 patients with stage III pancreatic…
Colorectal Liver Metastases Microwave Ablation: 1-Year CIEMAR Results
2026.10.19 · Papers & translationA large European registry published on September 6, 2026 in CVIR, the journal of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), shows how microwave ablation for…
Thyroid Nodule RFA vs Microwave Ablation: US Study of 351 Nodules
2026.10.17 · Papers & translationA US study comparing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) for benign thyroid nodules over one year at a single hospital was published on October 10, 2026 in the journal…
Radiofrequency Ablation for Pancreatic Cancer: Does Adding RFA to Chemotherapy Improve Survival? The PELICAN Trial
2026.10.14 · Papers & translationRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) for pancreatic cancer has been studied in locally advanced disease that cannot be removed by surgery, in the hope that destroying part of the tumor with heat might help…
Pulsed Field vs Radiofrequency Ablation for AF: BEAT-PAROX-AF Trial
2026.10.09 · Papers & translationPulsed field ablation (PFA) is the technique drawing the most attention in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Instead of heat, it uses very short high-voltage electrical pulses, so many…
When reading an overseas paper, check the stage of research first
2026.09.10 · Papers & translationThe same phrase, “it was effective”, carries very different weight depending on the study behind it.
What a medical interpreter does and does not do
2026.08.27 · Papers & translationA medical interpreter conveys what the doctor and patient say, accurately. The basic rule is to neither shorten nor add to explanations.