[Music] 00:00 scientific advancements in diagnostic 00:03 imaging have greatly contributed in 00:05 recent years to the early detection of 00:06 kidney cancer if you've been diagnosed 00:09 with kidney cancer the University of 00:11 Virginia offers minimally invasive 00:12 procedures known as thermal ablation a 00:15 technique that allows the urologist to 00:17 target the affected area using microwave 00:20 energy 00:25 the recovery time for eligible patients 00:28 undergoing thermal ablation is much 00:30 shorter than the usual convalescence 00:32 after conventional surgery in fact most 00:35 patients are back to normal activity 00:36 within just a few days 00:38 [Music] English (auto-generated)