British cancer patient clings to life thanks to Turkish doctors

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - MARCH 28: Turkish doctors have helped a terminally diagnosed British liver cancer patient hold on to life with the a rare method of treatment called "chemosaturation."The team of 15 doctors in the Turkish capital Ankara successfully administered the method, involving high-dose chemotherapy, to the patient's liver.Speaking to Anadolu, Dr. Okan Akhan who heads Radiology at the Bayindir Sogutozu Hospital, said 62-year-old Nader Farahnak, who lives in the UK, sought their help two months ago.After a series of radiological tests, Akhan's team decided that chemosaturation was the right way to go for Farahnak who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, or skin cancer, that had spread to his liver.Akhan said the patient had a large number of cancerous cell spreads in his liver and did not respond to other treatments, such as radiofrequency therapy and immunotherapy."...Chemosaturation is an interventional radiological technique, and catheters are placed in the patient's large vein in both the groin and neck region... The main purpose of the procedure is to help the patient the live longer and improve their quality of life. It doesn't fully cure the cancer..."(Footage by Alican Ocak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)