Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is an uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland. The gland is a walnut-sized structure at the base of the bladder, wrapped around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. It is responsible for helping control urination as well as forming part of the semen. The
PSA blood test
is commonly done to screen men for prostate cancer and may often detect cancers before they cause any symptoms.
Prostate biopsy
(taking tissue samples) is used to confirm a cancer diagnosis and assess it.
Prostate cancer treatment
varies depending on the stage of the disease. In the early stages when the cancer has not spread, surgery and radiation therapy are options. Surgery to remove the prostate and some of the tissue around it is called radical prostatectomy. Radiation therapy uses high-powered X-rays or radioactive seed implants to kill cancer cells. Prostate cancer that has spread may be treated with drugs to reduce testosterone levels, surgery to remove the testes, or chemotherapy. Testosterone is the main male hormone, and prostate tumours need testosterone to grow. A
Urologist
will treat prostate cancer which is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the third most common cause of cancer deaths in men.
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Dr Nari Ahmadi is a urological surgeon with expertise in robotic cancer surgery. . . .
Urologist and Robotic Surgeon operating at Sydney Adventist, Norwest Private, Hornsby and Mater Hospitals . . .
Phil is a specialist urological surgeon with expertise in robotic and advanced laparoscopic surgery. . . .
Areas of Special Interest
General Urology, Urological Oncology, Laparoscopic Renal Surgery, Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer, Greenlight Laser Surgery . . .
Areas of Special Interest
General Urology; Benign Prostate including Laser & Urolift;
Prostate Cancer including Transrectal & Transperineal Biopsy & Robotic . . .
General urologist, managing all urological problems. Special interest in the treatment of stone disease, voiding dysfunction and uro-oncology. . . .
Kidney Stone Treatment (Laser, Shockwave, Percutaneous Stone surgery), Benign Prostate Enlargement (TURP, Laser, Urolift), Prostate Cancer Management – MRI Fusion Biopsy . . . .
Areas of Special Interest
Laparoscopy, Endourology, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Urolithiasis . . .
Robotic Surgery, Kidney Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Focal Therapy, Laser Surgery, Stone Surgery, Men’s Health. . . . .
A/Prof Manish Patel’s special expertise is the treatment and surgical management of prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. . . .