ULTRASOUND TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER.

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The most cutting edge treatment for prostate cancer is the high intensity focussed ultrasound, often abbreviated to HIFU. With the patient under anaesthetic, a rectal probe fires highly focussed ultrasound waves at the prostate, burning off cancerous tissue without damaging surrounding organs. The operation takes less than three hours - compared to weeks of radiation- and hasn't the risk of incontinence and impotence from a radical prostatectomy. Currently, there are two operational HIFU's in Canada, both privately operated - one in Windsor, Ont., and the other in Toronto.

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...from, MACLEANS, May 1, 2006.