HIPEC: A Novel Treatment for Advanced Abdominal Cancers

Host: John Russell, MD Guest: Nabil Wasif, MD Image: Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research. All Rights Reserved. Short for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, HIPEC is a form of treatment for advanced cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, like metastatic appendix, colon, and ovarian cancers. And after a recent Mayo Clinic study investigated the survival rates of patients who received HIPEC, Dr. Nabil Wasif joins us to discuss the study’s results as well as the benefits and drawbacks of HIPEC. For more information about referring a patient to Mayo Clinic, please visit mayoclinic.org and for continuing medical education opportunities visit ce.mayo.edu.