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Focal laser ablation
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This is from the American Urological Association:
Clinicians should inform patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer considering whole gland or focal ablation that there are a lack of high-quality data comparing ablation outcomes to radiation therapy, surgery, and active surveillance. (Expert Opinion)
A major problem with focal ablation is that prostate cancer is often multifocal. Although your treatment may have removed two major lesions, there could well be others, currently too small to see in a scan. In the positive side, i believe that further treatment is possible if that occurs.
Another issue is that focal laser ablation may not be covered by insurance.
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Thanks Old Salt. You are correct that the scan may have missed smaller lesions. Also it does leave the door open to chase them down again. Was curious if anyone else has 4-6 years under their belt with FLA. I've been advised to have PSA every 6 months and MRI every year to monitor the success of the treatment. I went in with a PSA of 4.4 and I am 67 years old. A biopsy was conducted at the time of the ablation and I am waiting on those results.
I was out of pocket for entire cost.
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