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NanoKnife treatment & Medicare
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 3 3:39pm | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
I had the NanoKnife (Irreversible Electroporation - IRE) treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. Medicare did cover the treatment. I have heard that Medicare will cover NanoKnife when done in a hospital setting but not in a outpatient type of facility. I don't know that to be true, but I have heard it a few times.
I am pleased with the results of the NanoKnife treatment so far. My PSA is about half of what it was and a multiparametric magnetic resonance image (mpMRI) done six months after the treatment showed no signs of new tumors.
We're all pulling for the best outcome for you!
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Congratulations on your outcome! I'm recently diagnosed with localized PC, Gleason 4+3=7 with one tumor on the right apex and a second on the right base.
What was your Gleason prior to treatment?
Did you have more than one tumor? How large was it?
I know several people in Canada who had NanoKnife -- All are very pleased and happy with their choice , and would choose it again . What was your PSA and Biopsy results at the time of your procedure ?
Were you on Active Surveillance prior ?
Thanks .
I appreciate your post. I recently met with Dr. Julio Pow-Sang at Moffitt in Tampa to discuss options for treating my prostate cancer diagnosis (3+4). He was the first health care professional to even mention IRE as a possible treatment option. Others were unfamiliar with it and advocated for prostatectomy right away. IRE seems like a viable option for me. I plan to schedule it after having a repeat biopspy performed at Moffitt to confirm I am a candidate. It's very reassuring knowing you had a good outcome and that insurance covered it. Thanks so much!
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Was it covered by Medicare Part A or Part B ?