Radiofrequency Ablation for Cancer

Radiofrequency Ablation
for Bone Cancer

CT scan of RF ablation treatment of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to hip.

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Cancer that has spread to the bones can be treated to control severe pain, if the pain is limited to one or two sites. The procedure is done primarily to treat the pain, rather than to cure the cancer. In Mayo Clinic's experience, 80 percent of patients who have had RF ablation to relieve bone cancer pain reported a significant decrease in pain during the follow-up period, with 44 percent of people reporting total pain relief at some point following treatment.