Prostate Cancer Survivor on High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Treatment
*Interview begins at 5 minutes into the video. Other patients featured in this video are not treated by Dr. Gluck’s Wellness Center. Shelly Gordon: Tell us a little bit about when you were diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. Patient (Thomas Newall): I learned I had Prostate Cancer December 2016. That event changed my life. I was […]
In-Depth Prostate Cancer Treatment Testimonial for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
Diagnosis: Prostate CancerTreatment: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Thank you very much for coming to talk to me today about Prostate Cancer and about your treatment. Can you tell me a little bit about how you got diagnosed? And then about how you decided for treatment? “Well, I had run regular checkups with my doctor, my primary care, […]
Regret Over Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Patient’s Story
I routinely see patients who regret having been treated for their prostate cancer with either surgery or radiation. Almost none of these patients had known or been told about HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, as an effective and non-invasive option for treating their prostate cancer. While some studies have suggested that surgery is no better than […]
HIFU Treatment: 3.5 Year Follow Up
Diagnosis: Prostate CancerProcedure: HIFUTime since procedure: 3.5 years “I’m feeling great. For the past three years, I think it’s even getting better. I’m able to do everything and I live a normal life. I’m not taking any medications. No urinary problems, I go maybe once at night, normal. No incontinence. (My sexual health,) over the last […]
Does HIFU Really Work for Prostate Cancer?
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, or HIFU, is a well established and accepted method for treatment of localized prostate cancer. It has been in continuous use in Europe since 1994, and now has been employed world-wide, including the United States, where the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved HIFU in October of 2015. To date, tens […]
What is the HIFU Procedure for Prostate Cancer Treatment?
HIFU, or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, is a non-surgical treatment for prostate cancer using sound wave energy to eliminate cancer cells. It has been in continuous use in Europe and around the world since 1996. It was approved in October 2015, here in the USA, by the FDA for prostate use. Ultrasound is very high frequency sound waves, beyond […]
HIFU: A Better Treatment Option for Prostate Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, has your doctor discussed all the options for treatment? If they haven’t mentioned HIFU, or if they have dismissed it as an option, please seek another opinion. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) remains the least invasive form of prostate cancer treatment, and has the least chance of side […]
HIFU Improves PSA from 10 to Close to 0 Just 3 Months After Treatment
Diagnosis: Prostate CancerTreatment: HIFUTime since procedure: 3 months “In reviewing various websites at assorted hospitals across the United States, I realized that there were other options available. After making a pretty comprehensive study, and looking at a couple of YouTube (videos) that’s how I found you and we selected the procedure of using the HIFU. […]
Prostate Cancer: Understanding All the Options
One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Hopefully, it will be diagnosed at an early stage, when it is curable. Hopefully, a yearly PSA (the blood test for prostate specific antigen) and a DRE (digital rectal exam, also known as a “finger wave”) are being followed. When the DRE is suspicious, or […]
