NICE has issued guidance on urological cancer services, which includes prostate cancer. See also NICE's interventional procedures guidance on cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer.
Further recommendations have been made as part of NICE's guideline on prostate cancer published in February 2008.
The evidence considered by the interventional procedures advisory committee is described in the overview.
NICE has produced information on this procedure for patients and carers. It explains the nature of the procedure and the guidance issued by NICE, and has been written with patient consent in mind.