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Watson Clinic Cancer & Research Center Radiation Oncologist\u00a0Nitesh Paryani, MD<\/strong>\u00a0is pleased to introduce a new treatment that\u2019s been shown to increase patient survival rates significantly. It\u2019s called Optune\u00ae, a device that targets tumor cells through low intensity, wave-like electric fields called TTFields. It is delivered through four adhesive patches placed on the head of the patient and can be worn and administered during normal daily activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearly half of patients who use Optune\u00ae in conjunction with chemotherapy were alive at two years compared to just 31% who underwent chemotherapy alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Paryani is the only specialist in Polk County who utilizes this breakthrough treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPatients are very receptive to this new therapy,\u201d Dr. Paryani explains. \u201cIt can enhance survival rates by as much as six months, and it results in a longer and more enjoyable quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on the benefits of Optune\u00ae, visit Optune.com. To schedule an appointment with Paryani, call 863-603-4717.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer that afflicts as many as 13,000 patients every year. The condition is known as a form of primary brain cancer because… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
About Watson Clinic LLP:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0As one of the largest multispecialty medical clinics in the southeast, Watson Clinic provides comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Lakeland and surrounding communities.\u00a0 First established in 1941, Watson Clinic has grown to include over 220 board-certified physicians representing more than 40\u00a0medical and surgical specialties.\u00a0 The Clinic is proud to deliver quality healthcare to every generation from our Main Clinic location at 1600 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, as\u00a0well as at multiple convenient locations throughout Polk, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties.\u00a0More information is available at\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>www.WatsonClinic.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"