Tuesday 20 December 2016

Prostate cancer laser treatment 'truly transformative'

Prostate cancer laser treatment 'truly transformative' Surgeons have described a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as "truly transformative".

The approach, tested across Europe, uses lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria to eliminate tumours, but without causing severe side effects.

Trials on 413 men - published in The Lancet Oncology - showed nearly half of them had no remaining trace of cancer.

Lifelong impotence and incontinence are often the price of treating prostate cancer with surgery or radiotherapy. BBC News

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