Freezing prostate cancer: Study shows notable outcomes with cryoablation

(Wolters Kluwer Health) A less-invasive treatment technique called hemi-gland cryoablation (HGCryo) -- destroying the areas of the prostate where cancers are located by freezing them -- provides a high rate of effective prostate cancer control, according to a new study published in The Journal of Urology®, Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.