Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.
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""focal therapy delivers excellent long-term cancer control across a broad range of patients"."
— Prof Hashim Ahmed , Academic
""I have no long-term issues at all and it feels pretty unfair that this isn't offered to men across the whole country.""
— Rob Huxford , Other
""Our hope is that this evidence marks the point where every suitable man is routinely offered focal therapy as part of his treatment choices, regardless of where he lives.""
— Paul Sayer , Activist
""Our National Cancer Plan sets out our ambition to transform cancer care, and backing innovations like focal therapy is exactly how we are delivering on that promise.""
— Preet Kaur Gill , Politician
Key People
Founder of the charity Prost8 UK.
Health Innovation and Safety Minister.
Joint senior author and consultant urologist at Imperial College London.
A patient who had focal therapy for prostate cancer in 2020.
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An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.
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