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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer

ID: 3-16 Jul 2009
Type of Content: Guidelines & Advice, Clinical
Document Status: Archived
Authors:
Genitourinary Cancer Disease Site Group

Research Question(s)

In patients with localized prostate cancer, how does high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) compare with currently accepted curative treatment approaches such as radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy [EBRT], and brachytherapy?

Outcomes of interest include overall survival, biochemical failure, metastatic rate, and adverse effects.

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