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FEATURE:
A Milestone in
Prostate Cancer Treatment.
W
ellSpan Health now offers a groundbreaking new
treatment called TULSA-PRO that is being called a
milestone in prostate cancer treatment.
TULSA-PRO (short for transurethral ultrasound ablation of
the prostate) is a minimally invasive procedure, performed under
anesthesia, which uses ultrasound to produce very high temperatures
to precisely ablate or destroy cancerous prostate tissue.
" This is going to be a mainstay option in the treatment of prostate
cancer, " said Dr. Edward Steiner, a WellSpan interventional radiologist
who performs the procedure. " Surgery, radiation and TULSA-PRO -
those are going to be the big three. Everything out there confirms that
is the direction we are heading in. There are very few procedures where
you can prove your effectiveness. At the end of this procedure, we can
confirm that the entire gland is now completely ablated or without
any blood supply.
" I'm tremendously excited. I think this is one of the most significant
innovations in the care for prostate cancer in the last 30 years. "
Dr. Edward Steiner (right), WellSpan interventional
radiologist, does a TULSA-PRO procedure, assisted by
WellSpan certified registered nurse practitioner Gena Paul,
at WellSpan York Hospital.
Who can receive TULSA-PRO treatment?
The procedure is approved for use in men with prostate cancer of
a certain size and that has not spread beyond the prostate. WellSpan
York Hospital is just one of 10 sites in the country where the procedure
is currently performed, with Dr. Steiner joining peers at Stanford and
Yale, among others. He is assisted in performing the procedure by
certified registered nurse practitioner Gena Paul, whom he calls " my
right hand. "
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