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Cryosurgery

Cryosurgery uses very cold temperatures to kill cancer cells.

The doctor makes a small incision in your groin and uses an ultrasound picture to guide a probe to the prostate tumor. The probe will freeze and kill the cancer cells. This is a new treatment that offers an alternative to surgery and radiation for some men. Cryosurgery can cause inability to have an erection or loss of bladder control. Cryosurgery can only be used when the tumor is detected early, before it has spread to other parts of the body. Since the procedure is new, the long-term effects of the cryosurgery are still unknown.