Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study says.

The procedure avoids surgery by using ultrasound waves, imaging, heat, and algorithms to destroy prostate cancer tissue with far less chance of side effects.

The patient's new doctor performed a post-void residual (PVR) ultrasound and cystoscope, and determined his bladder was very ...

Bruno Nahar, M.D., a urologic oncologist at Desai Sethi Urology Institute, part of the University of Miami Health System and member of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, explains the benefits of ...

Doctors can often cure prostate cancer using a range of treatments that may include radiation therapy in combination with surgery to remove the entire prostate gland, called radical prostatectomy.

Making prostate screening and treatment easier Earlier diagnosis, earlier treatment and better quality of life has always been our goal—and that is what technologies such as HIFU are allowing us ...

To perform prostate cancer biopsies, doctors use a technology called MRI fusion-guided biopsy. This technique combines MRI with a transrectal ultrasound to more precisely sample prostate tissue. The ...

Focused ultrasound treatment preserves quality-of-life for prostate cancer patients In the future, the research team will focus on delivering a randomized controlled trial to determine the ...

"This technology is specifically designed to treat the prostate with focused ultrasound waves," said Dr. Cary Robertson, lead investigator and an urologic surgeon with Duke University.

Combining both techniques reveals more clinically significant cancers, and represents a 'paradigm shift' in diagnosis, but expert hands and eyes are needed.

Surgeon Dr. Daniel Costa, Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, tells KERA’s Sam Baker the new procedure uses ultrasound to destroy tumors in the prostate.

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread outside of the prostate, you may need a procedure to treat the tumor.