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"When I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer in 2002, I honestly felt that my world was rapidly coming to an end. Fortunately, I discovered HIFU treatment. My roommate at the Indiana University Hospital had undergone a standard prostatectomy two days before me...and was in considerable pain...while I was walking laps around the perimeter of the 6th floor within four hours of regaining consciousness! My progress has been steadily upward ever since. Thank you for giving me my life back!"

Norman

West Chester, Ohio

What is HIFU treatment?

HIFU treatment, which is short for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, is a state-of-the-art technology acoustic ablation technique that utilizes the power of ultrasound to destroy deep-seated tissue with pinpoint accuracy for treatment of prostate cancer. HIFU treatment focuses sound waves in a targeted area which rapidly increases the temperature in the focal zone causing tissue destruction.

The control and precision of HIFU treatment reduces the risk of common side effects such as impotence and incontinence.

HIFU treatment is a 1-3 hour, one-time procedure preformed on an out-patient basis under spinal or epidural anesthesia. Unlike radiation, HIFU treatment is non-ionizing so it can be repeated if necessary without damaging healthy tissue! This means that HIFU treatment can also be used as a salvage technique if other prostate cancer treatments fail.

What is the HIFU treatment like?

It is very important that you do not move during the HIFU procedure, therefore, after arriving at the treatment facility, you will be given an epidural anesthesia that will numb you from the waist down. You will also be given light intravenous sedation.

During HIFU treatment, the prostate specialist uses continuously updated real-time images of the prostate to map out and execute the entire treatment plan. These images show treatment progression and permit the prostate specialist to customize treatment for maximum safety and effectiveness.

The patient experiences no pain during the HIFU treatment! A small probe that emits ultrasound waves directly to the prostatic tissue is inserted into the rectum. First, the prostate specialist captures real-time images of the prostate and the surrounding area. Treatment time varies depending on the size of the prostate, but generally lasts one to three hours. You may experience swelling in the abdomen as a result of the destruction of tissue, therefore a catheter is inserted and is typically worn for 2-3 weeks to make sure that the bladder can empty properly as your body heals. Most patients are able to resume a normal diet and lifestyle almost immediately! No hospital stay is required and the procedure involves no incision and no scalpel.

Immediately after the HIFU treatment there is a one to two hour recovery period at the treatment facility and then you are discharged to recover comfortably at your hotel. Your prostate specialist will prescribe some antibiotics and other medications for after HIFU treatment, but most people don't experience any pain after the procedure. You may experience some discomfort or body aches which is normal and temporary. Additionally, in the first one to two weeks after HIFU treatment, you may experience very mild urinary symptoms such as frequency and/or urgency to void, which are also normal and temporary.

What are the benefits of HIFU treatment?

&bullHIFU treatment is "clean" energy; there is no radiation exposure to the patient, so there is no risk for weakening or damaging of cells and tissue surrounding the prostate.

&bullHIFU treatment is non-surgical; therefore there is minimal blood loss and it is less invasive than other treatments for Prostate cancer.

&bullHIFU treatment is preformed under spinal anesthesia, thus eliminating risk associated with general anesthesia.

&bullIt is an out-patient procedure; no overnight hospital stay is required.

&bullHIFU treatment can be repeated, if necessary.

&bullAfter HIFU treatment, if needed, patients may pursue other treatment options.

&bullHIFU treatment can be used as a salvage treatment for local prostate cancer recurrence.

&bullStudies show that HIFU treatment preserves patient quality of life by minimizing side effects such as impotence and incontinence.

For more information on this life altering treatment visit www.hifucare.com or call 1.866.876.3627

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Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

Once diagnosed and various consultations have taken place, options are left available for the patient to review and with the benefit of the Urologist at hand, will select the best course of treatment, given what stage the cancer is in.

A Prostatectomy is the physical removal of the prostate gland and nearby tissues that could have caused the cancer to spread to other areas. Common methods of Prostatectomy are the 'Radical retropubic prostatectomy' and the 'radical perineal prostatectomy'.

The Radical retropubic prostatectomy involved surgery and the entire prostate, surrounding tissues and part of the reproductive vessels are removed in this prodcedure, in hope, to have prevented the cancer spreading. In certain cases during this procedure, if the cancer identified is quite small, a variation procedure is carried out, called the 'nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy' which involved nerve endings being 'isolated' after the gland and surrouding tissues are removed.

However, recently due to extensive research, trials have taken place to actually do a nerve transplant, where a nerve is taken from, say the leg, and transplanted back into the affected area to preserve the ability to have, and maintain errections during sexual arousal. This has been performed usually when the 'nerve sparing technique' could not be performed.

The difference with the radical perineal prostatectomy, is that the surgeon operates underneath the testicles, between the perineum and and anus and physically removes the prostate gland, nearby surrounding tissues and the cancer. But, what can you expect after such major surgery? Well, the radical prostatectomy procedure can last anything upto 4 hours and is considered the longer of the two surgeries, where after surgery a catheter (a small tube) is inserted into the urethra of the penis and allows the patient to urinate after surgery, this will remain in place for a few weeks after the surgery to allow the healing process to complete. After this is complete, the catheter is removed and the individual should be able to urinate naturally. However, after either surgery, you are required to be monitored in hospital for a few days and will need to have atleast 5 weeks rest and recuperation at home.

Once the prostate is removed, it is sent for analysis and the specialists can determine what type of cancer was there and if indeed it had the possibility of spreading or was confined to the prostate gland. This is called localised prostate cancer, but as with any cancer, if there was a chance of the cancer spreading, further consultations, examinations and treatments, including radiotherapy might need consideration. One advantage of this procedure is that once the prostate is removed, it is a one time procedure and can 'catch' the cancer in its early stages, preventing any further spreads. However, on the down side as we discussed, the individual can suffer from impotence, urinary incontinence, bowel complications and sometimes narrowing of the urethra that can make urination difficult.

Other methods of treating prostate cancer are (TURP) which stands for 'transurethral resection of the prostate' and is used in men that can't have the other methods described due to illness or age, Moreover new technology has allowed us to open the doors to new experimental treatments, such as laparoscopic and robotic prostatectomy, but these are still very much in the development stage and will be some time before they are readily available as active treatments.

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Richard Lotenfoe has sinced written about articles on various topics from Types of Cancer. Dr. Lotenfoe is giving men with prostate cancer their lives back with a revolutionary, non-invasive procedure called HIFU treatment. For more information - visit

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