Francis Medical is developing novel, disruptive therapeutic solutions to treat prostate, kidney and bladder cancer.*
Francis Medical is a dynamic medical device company committed to developing urological cancer treatments that are tough on cancer, yet gentle on patients. Our work is fueled by a compassionate belief that cancer can be stopped with minimally invasive treatments.
Prostate Cancer
Vapor was rather hastily colonized through a partnership of two Primary Houses, a few Lesser Houses and hordes of Commoners and Vapor's story begins on the very first day when. Join us on our journey to fund the remaining artwork on the graphic novel 'Vapor - Book 1'.
Initially, Francis Medical is focusing its efforts on prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in American men that often includes treatments with undesired side effects like urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.
Francis Medical is named after Francis Hoey, the father of inventor and Francis Medical founder, Michael Hoey. In 1991, after undergoing prostate cancer treatments with debilitating effects on his daily living, Francis died from prostate cancer.
Abstract: Experiments on vapor chamber performance with working fluid of water, methanol and acetone, respectively, were conducted using our novel vapor chambers. Water has remarkably larger latent heat and surface tension, and acetone has similar surface tension as methanol but smallest latent heat. Assessment of enamel discoloration in vitro following exposure to cigarette smoke and emissions from novel vapor and tobacco heating products Am J Dent. 2018 Oct;31(5):227-233.
Today, the work of Francis Medical stands as a tribute to and a lasting legacy of Francis Hoey.
Cancer Ablation by Water Vapor
Water vapor technology, a new platform being explored for treating a variety of endourological cancers, uses the energy stored in a few drops of water to ablate cancerous tissue. This new therapy is designed to not only ablate cancer cells but also protect surrounding structures, lessening the likelihood of the life-altering side effects common with other cancer treatments.
A Breakthrough
Water Vapor Technology
Although this novel approach is being designed to address a variety of endourological cancers, initial efforts are focused on the treatment of prostate cancer.
Water vapor technology is designed to deliver to cancerous prostate tissue the thermal energy stored in sterile water vapor. A targeted and precise application of thermal energy is administered during a simple, transurethral procedure.
Traditional prostate cancer treatments include surgery, hospital stays, and debilitating side effects such as incontinence and sexual dysfunction. In contrast, patients treated with water vapor technology should typically be able to go home the same day and resume their normal lifestyle the very next day.
A Technology Like No Other
It’s incredible to think you can treat a life-threatening disease like prostate cancer with just a few drops of water.
– Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Michael Hoey
*Device is not commercially available and is currently being studied under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE).
“This technology has the potential to be transformational in the management of patients with localized prostate cancer by allowing them to avoid the potentially life-altering side effects of current cancer therapies.”
| Author | Amanda Filipacchi |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers |
| 1999 | |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 313pp |
| ISBN | 0-7867-0617-1 |
| Preceded by | Nude Men |
| Followed by | Love Creeps |
Vapor (1999) is the second novel by American writer Amanda Filipacchi. It was translated into French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, and Polish.
Novel Vapors
The novel was praised for an energetic originality showcasing a “prodigious postfeminist talent.”[1]
Plot summary[edit]
Vapor is the story of Anna Graham, an aspiring actress who one night saves the life of a stranger being attacked in the subway. The stranger, Damon Wetly, an unconventional scientist, decides that he will repay Anna’s selfless act by making her dream of becoming a great actress come true. In a twisted reworking of the Pygmalion story, Damon abducts Anna, imprisons her in a house filled with experimental clouds, and spends months putting her through a grueling training regimen which allows her acting skills to reach unprecedented heights and Anna to achieve her Hollywood ambitions.
Canceled film[edit]
A planned Warner Bros. movie adaptation of Vapor starring Sandra Bullock, Ralph Fiennes, Anjelica Huston, and Aaron Eckhart was cancelled at the last minute by Warner Bros., even as some media reports were stating that filming on the production had begun. Neil LaBute, who had written the screenplay and was about to direct, was subsequently profiled in New York magazine which described Vapor’s axing as the director’s “first truly bitter experience in film.”[2][3][4][5][6]
Critical reception[edit]
Time magazine called it 'amusingly absurd' and 'rewardingly escapist,'[7] while the Christian Science Monitor called it a 'strange novel', a 'through-the-looking-glass vision of America's obsession with personalities.'[8]
At the Irish Film and Television Awards, Ralph Fiennes said of Vapor: “It's a quirky dark love story—surreal, fantastic!'[9]
References[edit]
- ^Filipacchi, Amanda (2006-05-30). Publishers Weekly review of Vapor. ISBN9780312340339. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^'New York magazine'. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^'New York Times: Movies'. Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^Fleming, Michael (July 17, 2003). 'Variety'. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^'TV.com'. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^'Sandra Bullock Central'. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^Orecklin, Michele (1999-05-31). 'Books: Vapor By Amanda Filipacchi'. Time. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^Charles, Ron (May 6, 1999). 'Anagrams 'R' us: celebrity = rebel city'. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^'Fiennes Forum'. Retrieved November 24, 2010.