daVinci Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Urologist, Ines Stromberg, M.D. discusses the advantages of daVinci Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer. The robotic assisted surgery allows for less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, greater preservation of sexual function and bladder control, and faster return to normal activities.

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men. Only skin cancer is more prevalent. Prostate cancer is more likely to develop in African American men. About six cases in 10 are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older, and it is rare in men under 40. Prostate cancer is curable if caught early. In many cases, prostate cancer doesn’t cause any symptoms until the disease process is in its later stages. For that reason, annual screening exams are a critical part to diagnosing prostate cancer early. Early diagnosis allows a wider variety of treatment options, as well as a chance to stop the prostate cancer from spreading elsewhere in the body.

The American Cancer Society and the American Urological Association encourage every man to talk to his health care provider about the risks and benefits of prostate screening. The timing of when to have the conversation if screening is right for you depends on each patient’s personal risk factors:
• Age 50 for men who are at average risk of prostate cancer and are expected to live at least 10 more years.
• Age 45 for men at high risk of developing prostate cancer. This includes African Americans and men who have a first-degree relative (father or brother) diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65).
• Age 40 for men at even higher risk (those with more than one first-degree relative who had prostate cancer at an early age).

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- Contents of this video -

0:00 - Donvan Prince Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
1:03 - daVinci Radical Prostatectomy
2:07 - The ImportanceoOf Prostatfe Awarness and Screenings

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