Focused Ultrasound: FUS Ablation in Israel

Professor Moshe Pappa

Head and one of the founders of the Breast Cancer Prevention Center

Today, minimally invasive technologies are widely used for the treatment of various types of tumors. These include laser and radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, as well as chemoembolization of the arteries that supply the tumor.

Non-invasive cancer treatment methods include FUS ablation or focused ultrasound treatment. The action of this method is based on the ability of ultrasound to pass through tissues without damaging them. Treatment is always performed under MRI or ultrasound control.

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Advantages of the FUS Ablation Method in Cancer Treatment

• Effective and organ-preserving method
• High cosmetic effect.

FUS ablation has shown good results in the treatment of both osteosarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas. Recently, extracorporeal FUS ablation has been used in the treatment of bladder tumors located on the surface of its mucosa. Ultrasound combined with FUS ablation can indeed become an alternative to cystoscopic monitoring and treatment of bladder tumors.

Cancer Treatment at Ichilov Clinic

Our clinic has considerable experience in treating both benign and malignant tumors using FUS ablation.

The FUS Ablation Method is Used in the Treatment of the Following Types of Cancer

• prostate cancer,
• pancreatic cancer,
• breast cancer,
• kidney and liver cancer,
• bladder cancer,
• bone and soft tissue cancer.

FUS ablation is used as an independent treatment method for benign soft tissue tumors (for example, uterine fibroids), bone metastases, and palliative treatment of liver cancer. When treating malignant tumors, it is combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Patients with breast cancer first undergo tumor treatment using FUS ablation, followed by necessary chemotherapy and hormonal treatment, as well as radiation therapy.