Cryotherapy provides a minimally-invasive technique for the treatment of prostate cancer. The approach, which uses cryoprobes to cool and destroy cancerous tissue, can be performed as an outpatient ...

Q: Why don’t we hear more about cryoablation as a treatment for prostate cancer? It appears to be much easier than major surgery, so it seems like it would be a good option. What does the procedure ...

Cryosurgery is a procedure that uses extremely cold temperature to freeze-kill cancer cells. This is also called cryotherapy or cryoablation. Cryosurgery is usually employed in the early stages of ...

As the introduction of PSA screening, an increasing number of men are being diagnosed with low-grade, low-stage and small-volume cancers that are potentially biologically indolent. Consequently, ...

Dear Doctors: Why don’t we hear more about cryoablation as a treatment for prostate cancer? It appears to be much easier than major surgery, so it seems like it would be a good option. What does the ...

Dr. David Levy answers the question: 'What Is Cryosurgery, When Is It Used?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is cryosurgery, when is it used to treat prostate cancer, and what are the risks/side ...

PAX3-FKHR and PAX7-FKHR Gene Fusions Are Prognostic Indicators in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group PURPOSE: To determine the long-term disease-specific survival ...

In cryotherapy, surgeons pass liquid nitrogen or argon gas through narrow rods inserted into the prostate. Cryosurgery can be performed in two to three hours, and patients are often able to leave the ...

Salvage treatment for recurrent prostate cancer remains a very difficult and challenging field in urologic oncology. The introduction of minimally invasive surgical procedures such a targeted ...

There's no single option that’s right for every man with prostate cancer. Some tumors grow very slowly or not at all, so you may never need treatment. Others grow faster and spread to different places ...