Treatment of Prostate Cancer

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Dr. Andrew Siegel, a urologist, discusses the management of benign prostate enlargement.

Assistant City Manager of Fort Worth Texas, Mr. Tom Higgins, talks about his experience and successful treatment of Prostate Cancer at the USMD Prostate Cancer Center in Arlington, Texas.

About the Video: Surgical robots are being increasingly used to lend a helping hand to surgeons as they treat a variety of medical conditions, including those caused by prostate cancer. In this two-part program, Dr. Michael Naslund and Dr. James Borin discuss the diagnosis and wide range of treatment options available for prostate cancer as well as those options available to treat benign (non-cancerous) prostate enlargement. Specific topics covered in part one of this two-part interview include: The prostate gland and its function Benign prostate enlargement Symptoms of an enlarged prostate Medical treatment for enlarged prostate Radio frequency treatment – TUNA procedure Laser treatment Prostate cancer – risks Prostate cancer symptoms Cryosurgery (freezing) Radioactive seeds Chemotherapy Determining best treatment for prostate cancer About the Expert: Dr. Michael Naslund is a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and director of the Maryland Prostate Center. Dr. Naslund is also a professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Related Links: Prostate Treatments and Robotic Surgery (Part 2) www.youtube.com Dr. Michael Naslund www.umm.edu The Maryland Prostate Center www.umm.edu UMMC Robotic Surgery Program www.umm.edu Prostate Health Guide www.umm.edu Distributed by Tubemogul.

One of many. Edited for time. I am only stage t1c and will only need 25 sessions.

Dr. Bostwick is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the pathology of prostate cancer. In this video he talks about the ways in which pathological techniques help physicians and their patients to make good decisions about diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Dr. Sanfilippo discusses both internal and external radiation for the treatment of prostate cancer. The NYU Department of Radiology is recognized as one of the premier radiology departments in the world. Visit us at: SmilowProstateCancerCenter.org prostate-cancer.med.nyu.edu

Dr Heatehr Payne speaks about the importance of hormone therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer and the potential of new treatments such as LHRH agonists and the GnRH antagonist Degarelix. Dr Payne discusses bisphosphonates and considers the recent reports that the long term use may increase the chance of developing oesophageal cancer. Dr Heather Payne of University College London in the UK speaking to ecancer.tv at ESTRO 2010

Dr. Samir Taneja is among the most experienced urologic cancer surgeons in the northeast. He has extensive experience in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of prostate cancer. Visit us at: SmilowProstateCancerCenter.org prostate-cancer.med.nyu.edu

The Calypso targeting system provides a new level of precision in the treatment of prostate cancer. Working like GPS for the prostate, the Calypso system uses three tiny beacons placed in the prostate gland to triangulate and guide the radiation system to hit only the prostate with cancer-killing radiation and sparing the surrounding healthy areas. The Nebraska Medical Center was one of just five American hospitals that took part in the original clinical trials for Calypso. “I am extremely excited to be able to offer men radiation therapy using Calypso. Out of all the radiation targeting therapies used to treat cancer today, the Calypso system is the most advanced and the most accurate,” said Charles Enke, MD, radiation oncologist at The Nebraska Medical Center and chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Enke said Calypso is also the only system that doesn’t require human interpretation to pinpoint the tumor target. Instead, tiny electromagnetic sensors about the size of a grain of rice are implanted in the patient’s prostate before treatment. Then, during the entire treatment, the sensors continuously transmit information back to Calypso, 10 times per second, regarding the position and motion of the prostate. “We knew the prostate moved during radiation treatment, but we were surprised to learn from the pre-FDA approval study just how much, and how often it moves,” Dr. Enke said. To account for that motion …

A study of the impact of increased and variable investigation and treatment of prostate cancer in the Island of Ireland. Dr Anna Gavin Director, N. Ireland Cancer Registry The Prostate Cancer Charity’s funded research