Advances in the application of cryotherapy to the treatment of breast cancer

Abstract

Cryotherapy is a minimally invasive treatment. With increasing rate of breast cancer detection, ablation therapy has become an alternative approach for the treatment of this pathology due to its advantages of minimally invasive, fewer complications, good efficacy, and repeatability. Preclinical and clinical studies of cryotherapy for breast cancer published through December 2022 were identified through a literature search using PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and CNKI. This article reviews the progress of cryoablation in the treatment of breast cancer.

Keywords

breast cancer / cryoablation

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