City Of Hope Radio

HIPEC, or heated intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy, is an alternative method of delivering chemotherapy. Instead of infusing the medications through a vein, the chemotherapy is circulated in the abdominal cavity at the time of surgery. This allows direct treatment of certain cancers which have spread throughout the abdomen.At City of Hope, our peritoneal surface malignancy team consists of a multidisciplinary group of experts in the field. We are one of the busiest HIPEC centers in Southern California, and continue to push the envelope in treating these difficult cancers. The team will evaluate your case and present options. Not everyone will be a candidate for HIPEC and aggressive surgery, but other treatments may be available.Byrne Lee, M.D is here to explain how studies are showing that HIPEC with aggressive surgery improves survival in some cancers when compared to chemotherapy alone.