As seen online:
“It is also much cheaper than other treatments, with patients usually in and out of hospital in a day and less likely to need follow-up care. But it is still rarely available on the NHS despite around 15,000 men who could benefit. Only a few specialist centres, mostly in London, carry out the focal therapy, as doctors warn that most patients are not told about the treatment and face life-changing side effects. Around 60,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year but a mere 600 to 700 are thought to be offered it, although it is widely available privately for an average £16,000. David Cameron paid to be privately treated with focal therapy after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.”
— from Thousands of men with prostate cancer are being denied 'a quality of life-preserving' treatment by the NHS | Daily Mail Online as of 23 February 2026