PMPRF RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TIMES HIPEC ARTICLE

August 26, 2011

Re: “Hot Chemotherapy Bath: Patients See Hope, Critics Hold Doubts,” by Andrew Pollack (New York Times, 8/12/11, A1): This article about cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (“CRS/HIPEC”) was informative and pointed out both the benefits of this treatment and some of the debate surrounding it. However, I feel that a few factual clarifications are essential to keep the...