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“ FocalPoint – powered by iQuest – is a tissue ablation device that can ablate the tissue identified by iQuest and leave the healthy tissue intact . FocalPoint can be used in-office with local anaesthesia , meaning little to no downtime for the patient . “ Our mission is to advance and personalise treatments to provide improved quality of life and longevity for patients with prostate cancer .” iQuest™ prostate cancer management platform
Q . TELL US ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT .
» “ Traditionally , localised prostate cancer is treated as a whole-gland disease – meaning that if you are diagnosed with localised prostate cancer , the entire prostate is radiated or removed . This whole-gland approach leads to urinary or sexual dysfunction in more than 50 % of patients . Our goal at Avenda Health is to conduct more personalised treatments to preserve quality of life by identifying where the cancer is within the prostate and treating just the cancerous lesions and leaving the rest of the healthy prostate intact .”
FocalPoint™ powered by iQuest™
Q . PROSTATE CANCER IS SCARY – WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE
TO MEN BE ?
» “ A cancer diagnosis is scary . Fortunately , the 5-year survival rate for a patient diagnosed with localised prostate cancer is greater than 99 %. As a patient explores their options , it is important to understand what their priorities are . Is preserving sexual function
24 March 2023