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Archive for September, 2007

Sep
30

HIFU as an Option for Prostate Cancer Treatment

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Many men each year face the devastating news that they have prostate cancer. But now there are options for treatment of this disease.

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, or HIFU, is a therapy that destroys tissue with rapid heat elevation; it basically “cooks” the affected tissue. HIFU is a procedure that takes 1-3 hours. This is a one-time procedure that is preformed on an out-patient basis under spinal or epidural anesthesia. Unlike radiation, HIFU is non-ionizing so it can be repeated if necessary without damaging healthy tissue.

This procedure can be used where other traditional cancer treatments have failed. If you have prostate cancer or know someone that does, you should consider all you options before choosing a treatment.

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