High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Can Control Prostate Cancer With Fewer Side Effects (IMAGE)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Can Control Prostate Cancer With Fewer Side Effects

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Behfar Ehdaie said the new treatment approach is like a “male lumpectomy.” Instead of removing all the tissue in a breast or prostate, doctors have learned “it is safe and effective to treat specific areas and greatly reduce the burden on patients.”

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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