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Just wanted to say that we were informed that TULSA can be successful only if cancer is close to urethra, not if it is on outer edges of prostate.
Also, we were informed that any localized therapy is almost never curative, it just removes cancer from that particular part of prostate gland and one has to continue with AS, inclooding having biopsy every year or two. But, it can be a valid choice if somebody knows all of the risks and details and still can not imagine doing RP or RT at this point.
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I had Tulsa, so I know the distance can be up to 3 cm, ideally less than 3 cm. But 3 cm in all directions from urethra is the distance, and of course it can't be outside the prostate. 3 cm is pretty big, so many people are handled by Tulsa, some are not. Original poster of this thread not seeking it though, as one does have to travel usually.
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My lesion is near the prostate capsule. Interestingly, my surgeon said that cryo is not good for lesions near the urethra because of potential damage.