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How effect is laser surgery in prostate cancer

How effect is laser surgery in prostate cancer?
I'm talking a very small cancer, 2.5mm, Gleason 7 age 56 male.
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One treatment does not have a clear advantage in terms of overall survival over others when it comes to prostate cancer. Laser surgery is not a common treatment and I would be curious to know how the tumor size was determined as prostate cancer is often diffused.
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I'm not familiar with Laser Surgery as a means to cure prostate cancer. What I know of is IMRT or the intensity-modulated radiation therapy. This type of treatment offers precise delivery of radiation therapy and has lower exposure for healthy cells thereby reducing side effects. Doctors recommend this type of therapy for low-risk prostate cancers.





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