Cancer - Prostate Cancer

What is Cryosurgery?
Cryosurgery (also called cryotherapy or cryoablation) is used to treat localized prostate cancer by freezing the cells with a metal probe. The tool is placed through an incision between the anus and scrotum and guided into the cancer using transrectal ultrasound. Rather than removing the prostate (as in conventional surgery) or using radiation therapy with different forms of x-rays, cryotherapy is a method of freezing the prostate and other appropriate nearby tissues to extremely low temperatures with liquid nitrogen. This technique is designed to kill all the prostate cancer tissue without having to take the risks involved in carrying out invasive surgery.