News Articles
2011 Articles |
HIFU for Prostate Cancer
News 12, March 2011
Dr. Rosenberg (Hackensack, NJ) and 44-year-old patient discuss HIFU for prostate cancer.
Health Check: new prostate cancer treatment
BBC News, UK, February 18, 2011
Doctors hope a new form of treatment for the commonest cancer in men will reduce the risk of harmful side effects caused by current treatments.
Treatment tested in N.O. helps those with recurring prostate cancer
WWLTV, New Orleans, January 18, 2011
Dr. Benjamin Lee, a urologist and oncologist at Tulane, has treated the first patient in a HIFU clinical trial.
2010 Articles |
A Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Treatment and a Columbia Urologist Advocating its Legalization
Columbia Patch, December 15, 2010
High intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, is being touted as a better alternative to radiation, chemotherapy or even freezing the prostate.
A surgery-free fix for prostate cancer
Newsmax, November 2010
A new ultrasound procedure results in a far better lifestyle for men. The catch? It's not available in the US - yet.
Focus Surgery and RRI Receive Grant from NIH’s NCI
Business Leader Charlotte, October 13, 2010
Focus Surgery, a subsidiary of US HIFU, and Riverside Research Institute received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to study the detection and focal treatment of prostate cancer.
HIFU for prostate cancer
WABC radio, “Katz’s Corner” program, October 3, 2010
Listen to Dr. Aaron Katz call-in radio show about HIFU for prostate cancer, featuring Dr. Scionti. On the web page, click “on demand/audio podcasting” in the top right corner, then click on “Katz’s Corner”, then click on the Oct 3 podcast.
New prostate cancer treatment in trial stage
CBS News, New York, September 24, 2010
Researchers at a New York hospital are trying to get the word out about an experimental treatment for the disease.
Doctors target medical tourism
The Nassau Guardian, August 30, 2010
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is the latest offering from Doctors Hospital in the Bahamas.
HIFU – a minimally invasive prostate cancer therapy option
WEEK-TV (NBC), Peoria, IL, July 30, 2010
Dr. Sarat Sabarwal, from Midwest Urological, on Live At Five’s Your Health matters segment. The doctor discusses alternative therapy for prostate cancer.
US HIFU broadening its reach via $5.8M purchase
Charlotte Business Journal, June 18, 2010
US HIFU, a developer of ultrasound technologies, has acquired the European distribution rights for the Sonatherm 600 from Misonix Inc.
Doctor sends patients out of US for new prostate cancer treatment
KARE 11, Twin Cities, MN, May 25, 2010
Urologist Dr. Jeff Twidwell of Urology Associates and North Memorial Hospital sent his patient, Tim Rains, to the Bahamas for HIFU treatment.
Pioneering prostate cancer treatment arrives in Bermuda
The Royal Gazette newspaper, Bermuda, May 21, 2010
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is now available at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda.
Prostate cancer patients travel for Charlotte company’s cure
The Mecklenburg Times, May 10, 2010
US HIFU continues clinical trials of the Sonablate 500, a machine that uses ultrasound waves to kill malignant cells in the prostate.
New prostate cancer treatment offers fewer side effects
ThePittsburghChannel.com (WTAE Channel 4, ABC News), May 4, 2010
For many men, treatment for prostate cancer often leaves impotence and incontinence, but a new procedure is now available without the side effects.
Paving new roads
Nside MD Magazine, Austin, May 2010
Urologist Dr. Richard Chopp is dedicated to curing cancer - sometimes by way of Cancun, Mexico.
Utah doctor uses cutting edge treatment to fight prostate cancer
Salt Lake City (ABC 4 News), April 27, 2010
Salt Lake City urologist, Steven Gange, is one of three doctors in the West who is experienced using HIFU, which destroys unhealthy tissue using rapid heat elevation.
Non-surgical prostate cancer therapy found abroad
WGCL-TV (CBS), April 5, 2010
Atlanta urologist, Dr. Vahan Kassabian, and his patient, Chris Reynolds, travel to Canada for HIFU treatment.
FDA considers experimental prostate therapy
Consumer’s Digest magazine, April, 2010
A novel treatment for prostate cancer might gain FDA approval by 2011. Doctors have used HIFU therapy for 10 years, and it has been approved for use in 30 countries.
Steve Puckett, Jr. receives Charlotte Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” award
Business Journal, March 26, 2010
28 year-old, Steve Puckett, Jr., Chief Executive of US HIFU is acknowledged for making major strides in his career and impacting his community.
HIFU for prostate cancer
Healthy Utah magazine, March, 2010
In spite of advances in early diagnosis, an American man dies of prostate cancer every 15 minutes. Emerging treatments like HIFU may change that.
US HIFU to fund trial of focal therapy for prostate cancer
Medical Device Daily, February 26, 2010
US HIFU intends to fund a landmark UK focal therapy trial. The study will evaluate quality of life outcomes and safety of focal therapy, as well as cost effectiveness.
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