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The role of high-intensity focused ultrasound in prostate cancer

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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has emerged in the past decade as a new addition to the armamentarium of treatment options for prostate cancer. Clinical studies have investigated its use as a treatment for clinically localized disease and as salvage therapy in the setting of failure after external beam radiotherapy. Additional studies with long-term follow-up are needed to further evaluate the cancer control and quality of life outcomes of this new therapeutic modality.

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  1. Department of Urology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW 4PHC, Washington, DC, 20007, USA

    John H. Lynch MD

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Lynch, J.H., Loeb, S. The role of high-intensity focused ultrasound in prostate cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 9, 222–225 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-007-0025-0

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