A great deal of information is indexed at the Prostate Cancer Research
Institute page: http://www.google.com/u/pcri?q=laser&sa=Google+Search

Looks as if it's of limited utility.

Regards,

Steve J

Never heard of it in present times.  There are those studying the
possibility in the future.  The theory is that one might be able to produce
the exact color of light that would so contrast with the color of prostate
cancer, that you would merely have to pass the light through the body and
destroy all cancer in its path -- leaving healthy tissue alone.

Hi, Mary.....
I was considering laser treatment for my BPH several years ago when I found
that I had Prostate Cancer.  I don't know of any laser treatment for
prostate cancer.  Most likely, your husband's cousin had the treatment for
enlarged prostate ... or some other prostate issue.

Take care!
MikeH :)

Lasers are used to treat an enlarged prostate which interferes with the
flow of urine.  It is an alternative to the conventional surgical
treatment which invovles paring tissue through the urethra,  sometimes
called "roto-rooter" surgery.

It is not used, as far as I know, for treating prostate cancer.

Whatever your husband's problem, he should listen to qualified medical
experts and ignore his cousin.

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To my knowledge there is NO Laser Treatment on the menu for Prostate
Cancer (PCa.)

I've investigated the Greenlight Laser PVP treatment for BPH (enlarged
prostate) as opposed to TURP (the gold standard AND "roto-rooter").
These are both used to "ream the urethra to hopefully restore normal
urinary flow.

There are pros and cons plus successes and failures for both
treatments. The Laser is relatively new and more of the die-hard
Urologists prefer the TURP as more have been done and they state they
have better control over the removal of tissue and preserving the
bladder sphincter. If this is damaged, the patient could be
incontinent for the rest of his days!!

The reason I'm posting about this, is I have PCa plus BPH and the HDR
Brachytherapy I had last July has left me with partial Urinary
Blockage and I'll be needing a TURP in a couple of months to ease
this.

Read about Laser PVP on newsgroup sc.med.prostate.ph

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From: mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk (Mary Fisher)
.. laser treatment.
Spouse has an appointmentwith the urologist in a week or so and is
admitting to some trepidation.
His cousin's husband, some years ago, told him that he'd had laser
treatment and that he recommended it100% so Spouse says he's going to
stick out for it.
As it were!
I think that things might have moved on and in any case that laser
treatment might have been for a particular condition, his condition
might not be that.
I'd like information,please.
Mary
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hi mary - i'm assuming that this has to do with someone who has pca and
in the more advanced stages?

i've got a friend who is in this situation and has a hard time with
urination.  they were going to use a laser to burn a pathway through the
median lobe, but was afraid of bleeding problems and aborted the issue
for the time being.

~ curtis

knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional    
"Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is
invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so."
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