Sound Waves To Fight Prostrate Cancer
Scientists claim to have come up with a unique way to treat prostrate cancer, by using sound waves to blast tumour cells. According to them, the new method will have fewer side-effects.
The experiment used sound waves known as, HIFU, i.e., high intensity focused ultrasound. It can even treat areas of cancer just a few millimetres in size. In this trial, 95% patients were cancer-free after a year. The sound waves cause the tissue to vibrate & heat up, killing the cells in the target area.
Performed in hospital under general anaesthetic, most patients are back home within 24 hours. This is a less invasive procedure where only the tumour & surrounding tissues are removed.
The results show that 1 year after treatment, none of the 41 men in the trial had incontinence, a major side-effect of treatment.
The experiment used sound waves known as, HIFU, i.e., high intensity focused ultrasound. It can even treat areas of cancer just a few millimetres in size. In this trial, 95% patients were cancer-free after a year. The sound waves cause the tissue to vibrate & heat up, killing the cells in the target area.
Performed in hospital under general anaesthetic, most patients are back home within 24 hours. This is a less invasive procedure where only the tumour & surrounding tissues are removed.
The results show that 1 year after treatment, none of the 41 men in the trial had incontinence, a major side-effect of treatment.
Labels: incontinence, Prostrate cancer, sound waves, tumours, ultrasound
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