1. Dr. Paul Sugarbaker. Peritoneal cancer surgeon. Inventor of the Sugarbaker Procedure. Biography. 0
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the development and application of cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). He details the multidisciplinary approach required for treating...
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2. How cancer spreads in the abdomen? Leading cancer surgeon explains. 1
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains how gastrointestinal and ovarian cancers spread within the abdomen. He details the pathways of peritoneal dissemination, including full-thickness bowel wall...
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3. Audrey Hepburn's appendix cancer could be cured today. Sugarbaker Procedure. 2
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains how modern treatments can cure appendix cancer. Actress Audrey Hepburn died from this disease in 1992. Today, the Sugarbaker Procedure...
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4. Symptoms of metastatic peritoneal cancer. Top sign is expanding abdomen. 3
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the key symptoms of metastatic peritoneal cancer. He details how cancer spreads silently in the abdomen. The top sign is...
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5. How to evaluate patient before cytoreductive surgery and heated chemotherapy? HIPEC explained. 4
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the comprehensive preoperative evaluation for patients with peritoneal metastases. He details the critical assessment of prognostic indicators, including CT scans...
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the Sugarbaker Procedure. This advanced surgical technique combines cytoreductive surgery with heated chemotherapy. It offers a potential cure for stage...
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the critical role of hyperthermia in HIPEC therapy. He details how heat increases chemotherapy penetration and cytotoxicity against cancer cells....
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8. Selection of patients for HIPEC and EPIC treatment. Peritoneal metastatic cancer. 7
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the critical challenge of patient selection for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Modern imaging like CT, MRI, and PET CT is...
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9. Best hospitals for HIPEC? How surgeons learn cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal cancer? 8
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the rigorous training required to master the Sugarbaker Procedure. He details that a surgeon must observe and participate in over...
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10. How to overcome skeptics in work and in life? Leading cancer surgeon explains. 9
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains how to overcome professional skepticism. He details his decades-long journey developing cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC.
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11. What motivates a leading cancer surgeon in life? 10
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the personal and professional motivations behind his groundbreaking surgical career. He shares how his upbringing with a surgical oncologist father...
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12. Surgical treatment of ovarian cancer is not done well. Leading cancer surgeon explains. 11
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains why surgical debulking is an inadequate standard of care for ovarian cancer. He advocates for meticulous cytoreductive surgery to remove...
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13. Treatment of metastatic peritoneal cancer. “The future is limitless”. 12
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the future of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. He details the global challenge of surgical education and quality control.
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14. How to find the best treatment for peritoneal metastatic cancer? 13
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains how patients must demand the best care. He details the life-saving potential of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for advanced abdominal...
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15. Chemotherapy selection for metastatic peritoneal cancer. Precision medicine selection. 14
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains the critical need for personalized chemotherapy selection. He highlights that only 50% of patients respond to the standard chemotherapy drug,...
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16. Why ovarian cancer treatment is inadequate? Top surgeon reviews problems in cancer surgery. 15
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, MD, explains why the current standard of care for ovarian cancer surgery is inadequate. He advocates for a more radical surgical approach....
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17. Cancer surgery failures and challenges. Ovarian cancer. Eminent cancer surgeon.
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