Prostate Cancer and HIFU

There are several physicians in the US and abroad that work with HIFU . Clinical trials are under way in the US as we speak and its been used in other countries successfully. The US is a bit slow.

My husband had it done some 8 months ago. Totally pain free and zero side-effects. It's truly the future of curing prostate cancer. It's a shame that America is so slow, they've been curing men in Europe for 18 years using HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound). Ted Koppell had a guy on NightLine a year ago who had it done. Japan shows a 100% cure rate on a study. We have clinical studies in the works, but that takes years, I find it funny that radiation did NOT have to undergo (waste time) on clinical studies, and we've always known that radiation causes many side-effects. There's vested interests there...But anyway, I think the most important thing is chosing the best, most experienced doctor, we had the guy who has done over 500 HIFU treatments, he actually told me that he feels badly about his first dozen procedures, as he said, "there's a learning curve". The trip to Mexico was great too! A really nice pristene hospital, and my doctor brings his own anethiesologist and nurse and a certified mechanic to monitor the machine. It's a top notch treatment!

By the way, total hospital time is about 5 hours, but procedure time was 2.5 hours. Then you have to wait until the anesthesia wears off, that takes another couple hours. They only put you to sleep to make sure there is no movement. And...doctor doesn't want you asking questions and bothering him while he is concentrating! He actually sees the cancer through the ultrasound on a computer screen, real time 3-D image, if cancer is outside the gland then he can zap that as well. He treats the entire gland though, so no chance of recurrance.
Of course there's always a chance of recurrance, no matter what path of treatment you take, 35% for surgery, 25% radiation, and 6% HIFU are the published rates I've found.

My husband had HIFU over a year ago, he is still cancer free and never had any side effects at all. He couldn't believe aanything had been done, ultrasound just doesn't hurt any other tissues other than what its pointed at (high intense ultrasound). We are so happy and hope to share the word, yes all around the globe they are using HIFU for all other cancer that is organ confined or brain (the Swiss did this just a few months ago). It's criminal that the FDA hasn't approved HIFU yet, my husband and I have sent in several guys and all are simply thrilled with the treatment and outcome, (Puerto Vallarta, Scionti MD). It'll be the future -- when the FDA has enough pressure on them, but there's little money in ulltrasound! the doctors won't be happy.

it's been another year ~ and hubby is still cancer free, never had any side effects. We have sent in several friends who all report the same, HIFU is the future, but you can visit it today!

WHAT ABOUT 5 YEARS AFTER HIFU OR SALVAGE HIFU for prostate cancer? Are they still cancer free 5 to 10 years after the procedure? What are the results 5 or more years after the procedure?

My husband believed he would die from prostate cancer because his doctor did, any he knows several men who had awful complications from both surgery and radiation, and a couple have died ~ years later, but from it. so, for him 5 years of being normal heavily outweighed the chance of reoccurance and no matter the treatment there is a big chance of reoccurance, HIFU has the lowest complication rate and going to the most experienced doctor brings that risk way down.
He is now past 3 years and is still cancer free and normal.