Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatment Cuts Risk of Side Effects, Study Suggests The latest study on focal therapy for prostate cancer has finally provided long term data that medical regulators had been craving – and it's a game changer.
The results show this targeted treatment is as effective as surgery or radiotherapy but with significantly fewer side effects.
Focal therapy, which uses high intensity ultrasound or freezing cryotherapy to destroy cancerous tissue, has been around for over 20 years. Despite its promising potential, it gained traction in the UK only recently.