New Website Launched for HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment Doctor

March 18, 2011 - PRLog -- March, 17, 2011 –Columbia, MD – Dr. Kevin Blumenthal announces the launch of a new website www.marylandprostatecancer.com. The website aims to teach patients about the benefits of HIFU, or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, for men struggling with prostate cancer. The website’s secondary goal is to bring new information to the marketplace about the usefulness of HIFU as a treatment, as well as how patients can pursue the treatment should they decide to.
The new website includes information about HIFU, including details about the treatment, potential side effects, and comparisons with other conventional prostate cancer treatment options. The goal of the website is to showcase HIFU while still providing information about alternative treatments, so that patients and their partners can make a well informed decision about the right treatment option or options.
HIFU has not been approved by the FDA for use as a prostate cancer treatment in the United States, however HIFU remains a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from prostate cancer. Due to the location of the prostate, many treatments have life-altering side effects, including incontinence and impotence. HIFU can effectively destroy cancer while avoiding these common side effects. The new site informs patients where and how they can pursue treatment if they decide HIFU is their best option.
Dr. Blumenthal provides guidance and helps patients determine if the HIFU treatment is right for them.
About Dr. Blumenthal   
Dr. Blumenthal joined Central Maryland Urology in 2009 and shortly thereafter founded the Central Maryland Urology (CMUA) HIFU Center. His recently launched website, www.marylandprostatecancer.com, teaches patients about HIFU, or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. This innovative treatment option for prostate cancer uses sound waves to destroy cancer while preventing damage to the healthy surrounding tissue. To learn more about Dr. Blumenthal or HIFU treatment for prostate cancer, visit www.marylandprostatecancer.com.

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Central Maryland Urology Associates (CMUA) HIFU Center was established in 2010 for the treatment of localized prostate cancer using HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound).