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The best HIFU treatment
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,Sonoblate provides the best HIFU focal treatment for prostate cancer
In the UK the following protocol for focal treatment is used:
- For posterior lesions (the back of the prostate) HIFU
- For large anterior lesions (the front of the prostate) Cryotherapy
- For smaller anterior lesions IRE (Nanoknife)
There are two different suppliers of HIFU systems to treat posterior lesions, Sonoblate HIFU and Focal 1 HIFU.
On the list of clinicians offering HIFU, you can assume that the system used is Sonoblate HIFU unless specifically stated.
There have different performance characteristics that you need to be aware of as illustrated below.
To date Sonoblate HIFU has superior outcomes when compared to Focal 1
Be aware, some hospitals which are participants in the PART trial research, which compares focal treatment outcomes to robotic prostatectomy, use Focal 1 HIFU.
Remember, in England you can always be referred to an NHS Clinician of your choice using the ebooking system or ask for a second opinion from a Clinician who uses Sonoblate HIFU.
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