Specialties

Prostate Cancer

Cancer of the prostate is the most common cancer among American men. Over 230,000 cases are diagnosed each year. This means that one in six men over age 50 will develop prostate cancer. The likelihood of getting prostate cancer is higher in men over 65, men with a blood relative that had prostate cancer, and in African American men.

When a man learns that he has prostate cancer, he, his family and loved ones have many questions about his cancer and how the disease is treated. They find that their distress eases as they gain an understanding about the disease.

Please follow the links below to view topics that can help you understand prostate cancer better.

• Evaluation and Evaluation Procedures
• Surgical Options: Davinci Robotic Surgery and Cryotherapy
• Non surgical Treatment options: Radiation Therapy and Watchful waiting

Enlarged Prostate

ALSO KNOWN AS BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (OR HYPERTROPHY), BPH is enlargement of the prostate gland. This enlargement can result in difficulty emptying the bladder which man experience as a variety of symptoms that will be discussed below. The size of the prostate does not always determine how severe the blockage or the symptoms will be.

• Download Prostate Symptom Scoresheet

Please follow the links below to view topics that can help you understand an enlarged prostate better.

• Symptoms
• Evaluation and Evaluation Procedures
• Treatment Considerations
• Minimally Invasive Treatments
• Surgical Treatment

Prostatsis

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. It is estimated that 50 % of men experience symptoms of an inflamed prostate. Although the symptoms are often the same, there can be different causes of prostatitis. Based on the cause, prostatitis can be classified into one of four categories.

• Acute bacterial prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland caused by bacteria such as E-Coli and Klebsiella. It is most common in men aged 40-60.
• Chronic bacterial prostatitis is when prostate infections keep coming back despite appropriate treatment. This is found most often in men aged 50-80.
• Nonbacterial prostatitis is when the prostate gets inflamed without an infection. This is most common in men aged 30-50.
• Prostatodynia, sometimes called chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), is the occurrence of prostatitis symptoms, without inflammation or bacterial infection.