Ice-cold cure for prostate agony

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Hi all,

 

Taken from: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20050412.shtml#8

 

Roger Dobson, in the Mail reports on a new treatment which could help

sufferers of prostate cancer by freezing the cancer cells. Almost

eight out of ten men who had the new procedure did not become

impotent, and none were incontinent - two side effects often

associated with treatment. Because the procedure - focal cryoblation -

targets only the cancer, it spares healthy tissue in and around the

gland, including the nerves involved in the bladder and sexual

functioning. " Treating only the tumour instead of the whole prostate

gland is a major departure from current thinking " , says Dr Gary Onik,

from Florida Hospital, who led the trial of the new treatment.

 

Attilio