Urologic cancer surgeon Dr. Behfar Ehdaie said the new treatment approach "is safe and effective to treat specific areas and greatly reduce the burden on patients.” For people with prostate cancer ...

Ultrasound has long been used for helping doctors see inside the body, but focused high frequency sound waves are offering new ways of targeting cancer. If Zhen Xu hadn't annoyed her lab mates, she ...

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Surgery to treat the disease can lead to unwelcome side effects. A minimally invasive alternative that avoids surgery is now available ...

LYON, France, Nov. 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq:EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, reported today successful completion of feasibility studies aimed at improving ...

This trial was looking at a new treatment called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer. If you have prostate cancer that is contained within your prostate gland, it is called ...

While doctors have used low-intensity ultrasound as a medical imaging tool since the 1950s, experts are now using and extending models that help capture how high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ...

These have side effects that can severely affect quality of life including leakage of urine and loss of erection. Treating 1 area of the prostate could reduce these side effects and improve quality of ...

A high intensity focused ultrasound facial, or HIFU facial, is a noninvasive treatment for facial aging. This procedure is an anti-aging treatment that may provide some of the benefits of a facelift ...

Barely an hour after being wheeled into a clinical space at Oregon Health & Science University on Aug. 27, an Arkansas woman ...