Cancer treatment is moving toward more targeted therapy, treating the malignancy without damaging healthy tissue. Now, that approach is aimed at prostate cancer, with a device already in use for other cancers.
Cancer treatment is moving toward more targeted therapy, treating the malignancy without damaging healthy tissue.
Dr. Correa and fellow urologic oncologist David Chen of Fox Chase Cancer Center are working towards that with prostate cancer.Removing the entire prostate along with the cancer may not be needed, especially considering the risks to vital organs around it. Today's imaging technology can show prostate cancers in high-resolution and high-detail, enabling more exact treatment.Fox Chase already offers two targeted therapies: cryotherapy - ultra-cold, and HIFU - high-intensity focused ultrasound.Under general anesthesia, probes are placed into the cancer.Then Nanoknife creates an electrical field between the probes, breaking up the cancer cells.
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