Because treatment of the whole prostate can lead to long-term side effects in patients with prostate cancer, interest in minimally invasive, focal treatment options has been growing for certain ...

AURORA, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Precision Biopsy announced that it submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permission to enroll patients in the Transrectal ...

ProUroCare Medical, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn., has filed a de novo application with the FDA seeking marketing clearance for its prostate mechanical imaging (PMI) device (ProUroScan). This will allow ...

Because treatment of the whole prostate can lead to long-term side effects in patients with prostate cancer, interest in minimally invasive, focal treatment options has been growing for certain ...

A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland. It's a method to test for prostate cancer if a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test or digital rectal ...

Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced the first commercial procedure using the Vanquish Water Vapor Ablation System at Pinnacle Surgery Center in Austin, Texas, by ...

An implantable microdevice safely delivered multiple drugs directly into prostate cancer lesions, enabling assessment of tumor-specific responses. All 14 patients successfully underwent robot-assisted ...

Microultrasonography for prostate biopsy detected clinically significant cancer at rates comparable to MRI-guided approaches. Detection rates for clinically insignificant cancers did not differ among ...

In a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is taken from your body. A pathologist analyzes the sample to check for cancer cells. The main method for diagnosing prostate cancer is a core needle biopsy. It’s ...