A clinical trial tests if hot water vapor can attack cancer cells, in new non-surgical approach to prostate cancer treatment.
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 7, 2024 /- MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Saddleback Medical Center is the only location in Orange County – and one of only two in California – to offer a new, innovative way to treat prostate cancer patients with water vapor. This study, VAPOR 2, utilizes a minimally invasive and nonsurgical procedure that employs water vapor to target and destroy the walls of the cancer cells while minimizing damage to the surrounding healthy prostate tissue.
With the VAPOR 2 study, water vapor technology applies the thermal energy stored in a few drops of sterile water through a transurethral procedure – entering through the urethra – to get directly to the cancerous tissue. The heat from the water vapor destroys the cancerous cells by causing them to burst and die, while not harming the healthy surrounding tissue. This treatment does not require chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery; and as such, patients are not subjected to the harsh side effects that can come from traditional cancer treatments.
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