How does Cryotherapy Compare to Traditional Prostate Cancer Treatment Options?
Prostate cryosurgery has a large advantage over most other prostate cancer treatments; it is a minimally invasive procedure. While a different treatment for prostate cancer may require invasive surgery or removal of the prostate, cryosurgery does not. As such, prostate cancer cryosurgery allows for a faster recovery. This quick recovery is much faster than the time required for a patient to recover from prostate cancer radiation treatment or radical surgery. Prostate cryoablation has proven to be just as effective for treating prostate cancer than radiation therapy. Recent studies indicate that cryotherapy ablation treatment with new-generation instruments show a 95% survival rate at five years. Benefits of Cryosurgical Ablation Treatment to Prostatectomy Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate is a two-hour procedure that usually requires the patient to stay no more than one night in the hospital. Two to three days later, the patient is often able to resume a normal lifestyle. With radi
