One of the appeals of cryosurgery over radical prostatectomy is that it can be performed in less time and requires a shorter recovery period.
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Depending on the source of the data, rates of incontinence following cryosurgery are comparable to or less than radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy.
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To date, Parulkar has used targeted cryosurgery to treat six men with prostate cancer, as well as two people with kidney cancer.
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That was until his search of the Internet found out about cryosurgery, a little-known procedure where doctors kill cancer with subfreezing temperatures.
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He chose targeted cryosurgery because it was less invasive and could be done under a spinal anesthetic instead of the general anesthesia required for surgery.
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Choices are becoming even more complex as doctors refine new treatments such as cryosurgery ( freezing of the prostate gland ) and various combinations of treatments.
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Babaian said one of the biggest pluses of cryosurgery as primary treatment is a low rate of incontinence following the procedure, typically 3 to 5 percent.
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In my opinion, cryosurgery is an option for select patients with good disease risk features, and a number of good treatment options are already available,
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Cryosurgery ( intended and controlled tissue destruction by ice formation ) was carried out by James Arnott in 1845 in an operation on a patient with cancer.
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As more institutions and clinicians perform the procedure and long-term survival figures become more available, cryosurgery could be on a par with brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy.
