I am tempted to apply for the trial of MR guided focused ultrasound which is currently running in the UK.
The conditions are:
- You have prostate cancer that is contained within the prostate gland (localised prostate cancer)
- You have cancer in just one area of your prostate and if it can be seen on a scan is only in one half of the lobes of the prostate gland (stage T1 or T2a)
- Your PSA blood test result is 10ng/ml or less (your doctor can confirm this)
- Your Gleason score open a glossary item is 6 or less (your doctor can confirm this)
- Your prostate gland is 60cm or less in volume (your doctor can confirm this)
- You are able to have an epidural open a glossary item or general anaesthetic open a glossary item (a doctor who specialises in giving anaesthetics (an anaesthetist) will assess you for this)
- Your other blood test results are satisfactory
- You are at least 50 years old
Are there any of you having this treatment? I would be keen to discuss your experience and impressions