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Published Date: 02 July 2009 MEN with early prostate cancer could soon be treated with soundwave technology instead of surgery. The experimental therapy leads to fewer side-effects, according to a study of 172 men whose cancer had not spread beyond their prostate. They were given general anaesthetic and treated with high-intensity- focused ultrasound (Hifu), which involves th e use of high-frequency soundwaves to kill cancer cells. Small amounts of tissue are heated up to a temperature of between 80C and 90C. The treatment can be used to treat the whole prostate or only the areas with cancer. All the men in the study were treated as day patients and 78 per cent were discharged from hospital in an average of five hours. Out of the group, 159 men were followed up a year later and 92 per cent were found to be cancer-free. . The... [read full story]
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