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The Marcelino Champagnat Hospital actively engages in this cause through techniques and treatments that help cancer patients live longer and better. Cytoreduction with HIPEC is one example.

Next, Dr. Andrea Petruzziello, oncological surgeon and coordinator of the Peritoneal Oncology Group at Marcelino Champagnat Hospital, explains everything about this complex procedure, which has achieved significant results in treating certain types of cancer. Check it out!

The clinical staff of IOP has stood out nationally and internationally for 25 years, participating in renowned worldwide events and publications. Recently, oncological surgeon Andrea Petruzziello from the Institute of Oncology of Paraná participated in a study published by the International Journal of Hyperthermia, an American journal that has been covering research, clinical studies, and trials on "locoregional therapies" used for various types of tumors since 1979.

With the primary function of covering the abdominal organs, the peritoneum serves as an important defense and acts as protection for the organs in this region of the body. When the peritoneum has a disease or tumor, there are few effective treatment options that allow for a high cure and survival rate.