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| Prostate Cancer |
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SURGICAL OPTIONS
Early detection is important as it offers the best
opportunity for successful treatment.
Cancer of the prostate can be treated in many ways.
So, in developing a treatment plan, you and your
doctor must discuss the advantages and disadvantages
of each treatment. If a patient has a greater than
10 year life expectancy and is generally in good
health, the two primary treatment options would
be either surgical removal of the prostate or treatment
of the prostate with radiation. Surgery typically
is recommended due to it's high cure rates. However,
other treatment options exist and are discussed
below.
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Surgery
- Davinci Robotic Surgery
Surgery can be used to remove the cancer from
the prostate and from nearby areas where the
cancer has spread. Surgery remains the gold
standard for prostate cancer treatment with
the highest reported cure rates for all cancer
stages. It involves the removal of the prostate
gland, seminal vesicles, and sometimes the
pelvic lymph nodes. The "old" type
of prostate surgery involves a large cut in
the belly through which the surgery is performed.
Problems with this approach include an average
blood loss of over a liter, pain that can
limit full activity for a few months, and
an extended period of urinary incontinence.
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The latest
advance in surgery is daVinci
® robotic prostate surgery. With tens
of thousands of cases performed using this
approach daVinci® robotic
prostate surgery is setting a higher standard
of care in prostate cancer treatment. It is
the same removal of the prostate but with
tiny cuts, little if any blood loss, 23 hours
in the hospital, minimal pain, a rapid return
to full activity, a rapid return of urinary
and sexual function,and cancer removal rates
that equal and in some cases are even better
than what is seen with the old surgery.
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Cryotherapy
A newer modality being used to treat prostate
cancer. A very minimally invasive approach
to prostate cancer with minimal pain and a
short recovery. The cure rates, however, are
reported to be slightly less than that of
surgery and impotence rates are up to 97%.
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