What is HIFU?
Also referred to as Carcinoma of the Prostate, Prostate Cancer is a medical condition, in which malignant Cancer cells start growing non-stop in the Prostate gland tissues. This happens due to undesirable changes in the DNA of a usual Prostate cell. With the field of Oncology undergoing revolutionary progress, there is wide range of treatment options possible today; which include Chemotherapy, Laser Surgery, Brachytherapy, Robotic-assisted procedure, and others. However, one of the most rewarding treatment options is HIFU, that is High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. In HIFU, the Cancer experts-use high frequency ultrasound energy to heat up and destroy the Cancer cells. In this, a probe is inserted into the rectum to reach the Prostate and then a beam of ultrasound energy is sent. HIFU can be an appropriate from of treatment for a patient, if:- The Cancer is limited in the prostate, where it is known as Localized Prostate Cancer
- The Cancer has begun to spread out of the Prostate and invaded into the surrounding areas. This is called Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer