Prostate Cancer Treatment with Fewer Side Effects as Effective as Radiotherapy

A less invasive prostate cancer treatment is as effective as radiotherapy and surgery but with fewer side effects, a major study suggests.

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Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy'

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An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

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Sky Published 17 July 2026

Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy'

BBC Published 16 July 2026

Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

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