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HIFU & Prostate Cancer News

Below you will find abstracts and articles regarding the development of HIFU and how it is used in the treatment of prostate cancer. For more information, click on the "Download" link for a viewable PDF file.
Date Abstract/Article Download Link
Sept/Oct 2006 Men's Vogue. Heat Wave- Ultrasound technology is saving men's lives-and their dignity. The next Prostate cancer killer is worth leaving the country for. By Michael Rosenwald. Complete Article. Download
August 9, 2006. Focus Surgery, Inc. Receives FDA Approval for a Phase III Clinical Study Using HIFU with the Sonablate(R) 500 for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Complete Article. Download
April 29,2006. Ultrasound's New Focus. Science News Magaizine. By Ben Harder. Vol. 169 pg 264-265. Download
March 2, 2006 First Clinic in Canada to offer HIFU with the Sonablate® 500 for Prostate Cancer Now Open in Windsor, Ontario Minimally invasive High Intensity Focused Ultrasound therapy, a state-of-the-art alternative to traditional approaches Download
February 22,2006 USHIFU Announces Opening of Can-Am HIFU in Toronto: Minimally Invasive HIFU with the Sonablate(R) 500 for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia available in Canada Download
December 15, 2005 Researchers Seek Prostate Cancer Patients- WRTV The Indy Channel (Windows Media Player file) Download
November 29, 2005 HIFU with Sonablate 500 Treats Prostate Cancer in Costa Rica Download
September 23, 2005 Prostate Cancer 5K September 10, 2005 Big Success Download
August 2, 2005 Prostate Cancer Survival Rate Soars- includes an interview with Dr. E David Crawford. By Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News Download
June 15. 2005 Sonablate Approved in Canada Download
May 23, 2005 Sonablate 500 Prostate Cancer Treatment Device Presents Improved Performance at Annual AUA Conference in San Antonio, Texas Download
May 25, 2005 Non Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment Available Soon in South Africa Download
April 2005

M.D. News, A Business and Lifestyle Magazine for Physicians Dr. George Suarez: Fighting Prostate Cancer with Passion and Dedication

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April 27, 2005 Misonix Announces HIFU Technology for Prostate Cancer Treatment Approved by the UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Download
April 25, 2005 Misonix Announces Russian Federation Approval of Prostate Cancer and Neuroaspirator Products Download
  HIFU: The Next Generation? Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) Insights. Douglas O. Chinn, MD Chinn & Chinn Urology Medical Associates, Arcadia, CA February 2005. Download
  Men's Health Best Life Magazine (pdf) Operation Upgrade by Trevor Thieme April 2005 Article outlines the the real deal on the latest medical procedures, including prostate cancer and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). Download
  The Man Who Changed Cancer (pdf) by Cora Daniels, Fortune Magazine, November 29,2004. Mike Milken spent a year beating prostate cancer. He spent the next decade shaking up cancer research. Now thousands of men are living longer--and leaders everywhere are taking notice. Download
  Men, Hope & Cancer (pdf) by Robert Langreth, Forbes Magazine, November 1, 2004. For decades, prostate cancer was the silent scourge of men, neglected by scientists. Now a research revolution is yielding a potent new arsenal of weapons to quell this killer. Download
  The Sound of Healing? Local Business Buys In (Word Doc) by Mike Stobbe, Charlotte Observer, July 11, 2004. New health care company in Charlotte, North Carolina blasts cancer with ultrasonic waves. Download
  Another look at prostate treatment 5/2/2004 By: Annette Falwell, News 14 Carolina Download
  High intensity focused ultrasound is a prostate cancer weapon not readily available here in the United States yet, but a Charlotte company wants to change that. Full Story Download