Treatment of Prostate Cancer

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*** For more information, please visit atlantichifu.com **** 3D animation for the treatment of prostate cancer using the Ablatherm HIFU system. The probe uses robotic moves for extreme precision. The probe is inserted for ultrasound treatment. Once scanned, the physician can see a 3D scan of your prostate. The doctor then tells the HIFU system where the areas should be treated. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) then destroys small parts of the prostate with heat. This procedure offers very little to no pain on the patient.

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Surviving Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions

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The Intelligent Patient Guide book series was created in 1989 by a group of American and Canadian-trained physicians frustrated by the lack of quality information available for their cancer patients. The books became bestsellers, and their appeal has grown despite the development of the Internet. Whereas the Internet is an explosion of medical information that can confuse and intimidate, these books are personal guides designed to equip the patient to take an active role in their care by providing clear, organized and relevant information that gives them back a sense of control. In cancer centers across the country it is not uncommon to see a well-worn, personal copy of an Intelligent Patient Guide under the under the arm or at the bedside of a patient awaiting treatment. The books are frequently gifted by friends or family, or recommended by the patient’s oncologist. Intelligent Patient Guides are the number one choice of patient information projects across the country and are provided to all newly-diagnosed breast/prostate cancer patients by government and charity-funded groups in five Canadian provinces.

Along with all the information you need to ask the right questions, evaluate options and contribute to your treatment decisions, Intelligent Patient Guides are loaded with special topics the doctors have seen come up time and again: My mother has cancer, what is my risk? Does diet really matter? Do alternative treatments work? What happens when you have surgery? Treatments to avoid. When should you seek a second opinion? What to do if you get a complication from treatment. Handling the psychological effects of your treatment.

“The Intelligent Patient Guide has been at my side for the last eight months as I fought cancer. When I needed (information), it never failed me.” Former CEO Canadian Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute of Canada

Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer: Information about risk, prevention, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, stage, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, prognosis, treatment of/for prostate cancer

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Surviving Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions

I am looking for some information that can help my father in law’s urological problem.

14 months ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).

His PSA levels have remained very low but he had developed a nasty side effect from the procedure, a bladder neck contracture. It is scar tissue. It makes him leak, and a very proud man very unhappy.

It shuts off his urine passage and puts his kidneys as risk.

He has undergone 3, maybe 4 surgeries called a bladder neck incision, to reopen the obstructing scar tissue. He did fine for about a month or so, but the contracture returned.

My wife and I are at our wits end because he has to wear an indwelling foley catheter all the time now.

His new urologist is recommending a permanent Urolume prostate stent be placed to keep his bladder neck open. The urologist warned us that it could make him leak urine but that can be fixed later with an artificial sphincter implant. I have read some really nasty things about these online. I just don’t know where we can get help or the information we need to find a better alternative. There just must be something??

My father has gone from an robust, active father and grandfather to a shell of a man.

Depression has set in and drugs barely make a difference. He can’t go on this way. We’ve gone from an easy treatment for his prostate cancer to a living nightmare.

Does anybody have personal experience with this terrible situation and will you share how you handled it? We really need some good advice.

a family member has stage 3 prostate cancer. his insurance is declining to pay saying it was a pre exsisting condition. where should he go for help. obviously time is of the essence.

• Understanding the Diagnosis
• What Happens Next
• Treatment and Management
• Issues and Answers

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This video will help you to understand what may be going on inside your body and how the diagnosis was made. Included are insights from a variety of health professionals and a look at how your day to day life may change. Treatment and management options are explored including helpful lifestyle tips. Finally, we address questions that frequently arise.

Prostate Cancer – Up-to-date Medical Information to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Doctor Visit