Ultrasound prostate cancer treatment may reduce side effects, study shows

Targeted high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)treatment reduced risk of impotence and incontinence

Second Al Megrahi prostate cancer drug 'too expensive' for NHS

PROSTATE cancer patients are to be denied a life-extending drug used to treat Abdelbaset Also Mohmed Al Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber.

Prostate cancer therapy, less side effects

LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- A treatment for prostate cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound is effective with fewer side effects than other treatment, British researchers say.

Prostate cancer trial shows fewer side-effects

Small study of focal therapy by UCL shows dramatic fall in rates of incontinence and erectile problems after treatment A new prostate cancer treatment could provide more effective for patients and have fewer side-effects, according to a report. The study was the first to use an experimental treatment known as HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound) to treat areas of cancer that are only a few ...

Prostate Cancer Treatment 'Reduces Side Effects'

A high-powered beam of ultrasound can destroy prostate cancer without causing the serious side effects that plague other treatments, according to new research.