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50 and Full of Life. Need advice. TULSA or HIFU or what?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 23 10:41am | Replies (60)
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@heavyphil Late prostate cancer metastasis to bone is typically treated with Xofigo (Radium-223) or Pluvicto (Lutetium-177) if it’s systemic.

I’ve never heard of HIFU being used for that purpose. But, for an isolated bone lesion it makes sense (instead of surgery or SBRT) - HIFU is targeted, non-invasive, & can be repeated if needed.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Jan 16 7:06am

@brianjarvis Yeah, that’s what I mean…it does make some sense - BUT have you ever really heard of it being used?
And I wonder if the insurance company would even cover it once they went thru their litany of parameters and exclusions!😉

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