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I don't think I would trust my life with this procedure but it's nice to hear that some patients are getting good results. If your main priority is to stay alive I personally believe in having a top surgeon cut out the problem. May put a bit of a crimp on your sex life, but really by the time you and your wife hit your 60's sex is not the big deal it was in earlier days. Still wine and golf to enjoy.
Jon,
Yes you are exactly right to be concerned. My husbands HIFU failed (PC returned) precisely
because of what you mentioned (the untreated area can become cancerous).
