Ultra-sound therapy offers 'non-invasive' treatment for prostate cancer

From ANI London, July 2 : Making a huge breakthrough in cancer research, scientists have developed a revolutionary non-invasive treatment that uses sound waves to blast prostate cancer. In a trial at University College Hospital and the private Princess Grace Hospital, both in London, men early prostate cancer were given general anaesthetic and treated with high-intensity-focused ultrasound, which kills cancer cells. The researchers found that the technique could accurately zap small amounts of tissue by heating it up to a temperature of between 80C and 90C. They reckoned that the technique is so accurate that it can be used to treat the whole prostate gland or just the areas with cancer. Thus, the patients can now get rid of conventional treatment like surgery and radiotherapy, which treat the whole prostate and can carry the... [read full story]                    

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