January 13, 2012
Although high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has not yet been approved in the United States for the treatment of prostate cancer, a growing number of the nation's urologists are offering this noninvasive surgical procedure at centers located outside the country. Renal & Urology News asked urologic oncologist David Y.T. Chen, MD, FACS, of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, about his impressions of HIFU as an investigator in a trial featuring the treatment.