NICE has issued interventional procedures guidance on high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer, cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer, low dose rate brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer and high dose rate brachytherapy in combination with external-beam radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer.
NICE has also issued a guideline on prostate cancer: diagnosis and management.
The evidence considered by the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee is described in the overview.
NICE has produced information for the public on this procedure. It explains the nature of the procedure and the guidance issued by NICE, and has been written with patient consent in mind.
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