Category: For patients

  • Prostate Cancer: Is PSA Screening effective

    There were 2 articles summarized from the EAU 2007 conference on Urotoday. They seemed to be conflicting, with one saying that delaying therapy did not seem to hurt many people and the other concluding that screening helped. UroToday – EAU 2007 – Session on Prostate Cancer Screening: Dr. Pelzer, Innsbruck presented data that the pathologic…

  • Do you need to remove the whole prostate if I have prostate cancer surgery

    This is one of the most common questions that patients ask me, especially if the cancer is confined to one area on biopsy. With robotic surgery I am able to remove part of a prostate if I want to, and I often do that for BPH operations. For prostate cancer it is not the correct…

  • Prostate cancer options now on google documents.

    My prostate cancer counseling sheet.  This is meant to give an idea of the major forms of prostate cancer therapy and are the main one I focus on at a consultation for newly diagnosed prostate cancer.  This should only be used under the supervision of a urologist. A printable form can be found online. This…

  • Celebrex and Green tea

    UroToday – Green Tea and COX-2 Inhibitors Combine to Slow Growth of Prostate Cancer BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) – Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal. But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined with low doses of a…

  • Is a JP drain needed after robotic prostatectomy?

    Surgeons are always trying to re-invent the wheel. This is a good, even great thing. We try to make surgical techniques easier, quicker and less invasive. This is a study out of Miami claiming that pelvic drains are not required after open prostate surgery. There is a current debate in robotic surgery whether a drain…

  • Quality of life after a negative biopsy

    UroToday – “False-Positive” Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed “Men can discuss the pros and cons of getting a PSA test with their doctors. However, once a man decides to go ahead and get a PSA test, if its results are abnormal, he typically should have ongoing follow-up and surveillance for prostate cancer,” Katz said. Katz said…

  • What is proper etiquette for the newly diagnosed cancer patient/doctor relationship?

    I received a phone call yesterday from a young man that was newly diagnosed with prostate cancer from the southeast. He was interested in robotic surgery and had several questions. He told me he found a local urologist who performs robotic surgery and asked me what kind of questions he could ask. He was turned…

  • Robotic reliability

    I often get asked about the reliability of the daVinci robot and can it break down. I also received a comment from a reader about a bad experience with her husbands robotic surgery. In my 299 robotic operations, we have had several problems. The daVinci robots are complicated mechanical devices. They can break down. Robots…

  • Preventive Medicine and Alternative Medicine Journal

    Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine Under the guidance of Editor Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine provides a one-stop resource for the latest evidence on the use of alternative medicine in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including cancer. In each quarterly issue, you will find critical analyses…