Cancer Survivors Network

... I could have paid my own way had I sought a treatment like HIFU which is not presently offered in the United States or some other ... AS, SBRT Varian , and SBRT CyberKnife. I had looked into HIFU but since it was not FDA approved I decided against it early as it was ...

Forum topic - wboaz - 09/22/2010 - 4:35pm - 35 comments

... cryo and all of the other indirect radiation techniques. HIFU in the States should be just around the corner. There are members of this ... make the best decision for me. Thumper Look into HIFU There is another choice to be made, but it comes at a $$ cost, because ...

Forum topic - thumper501 - 09/10/2010 - 5:26pm - 26 comments

... or IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), and HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) and Brachytherapy are at the top of ... (notably proton beam, cyberknife (and otherIMRTs), HIFU and brachytherapy) which are also not without risks but none as great IMHO ...

Forum topic - ATLSteve - 03/22/2009 - 9:23pm - 37 comments

... details. Don't know much at all yet about Cryo/Thermal, HIFU, CyberKnife, and lots of others that I've heard mentioned. Lots more work ... proton options, IMRT/SGRT/XBRT/SBRT radiation options, HIFU, and cryosurgery. Many specialists with national renown will do telephone ...

Forum topic - MCinNC - 09/05/2010 - 8:17pm - 41 comments

... treatments as well that include localized cyrosurgery, HIFU, and Active Surveillance. AS, as Ira mentioned in his blog is a very ...

Forum topic - scout5000 - 08/13/2010 - 11:31pm - 29 comments

... or Bahama's for a few days of treatment. Larry Hifu What I have heard about hifu (not approved by the FDA) is that it essentially "cooks" the cancer cells. ...

Forum topic - harvs - 08/30/2009 - 8:52pm - 27 comments

... so many of us have taken--either RP, proton, radiation, HIFU, or some other therapy--were all unnecessary. All cancers aren't equal ...

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