“You can be 2 to 3 mm from another organ and still safely treat the tissue that you want to,” says Jennifer Linehan, MD.
In this video, Jennifer Linehan, MD, discusses the what makes high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) unique compared to other treatment options for prostate cancer and how minimally invasive and robotic therapies like HIFU have changed the space. Linehan is an associate professor of urology and urologic oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California.
Black men have higher risk of prostate cancer at any PSA level
November 14th 2023“These findings suggest that to reduce health disparities for Veterans in the prevention of prostate cancer, clinicians should consider an individual Veteran’s risk for prostate cancer including factors such as race and age," says Kyung Min Lee, PhD.