Ultrasonic tumor ablation in prostate cancer

News update: Experimental research in 40 subjects treated with a new technology--high-intensity, focused ultrasound therapy--has shown post-treatment reduction in PSA levels to nearly undetectable levels.  Two patients reported post-procedure complications (difficult urination and separately, thermal rectal wall injury) following the exposure to computer-directed ultrasound delivered by a transrectal approach.  Click on this link for the full report: http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/11/18/new-treatment-for-prostate-cancer-red-meat-fiber-colon-cancer-malpractice-errors-in-surgery/.

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