Prostate Cancer
Drs. Arcangeli and Rosen are experts in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. There continue to be new developments and exciting technological advances in the prostate cancer field, and we are continuously learning and training so we can offer the best possible cancer care to our patients. Our urologists perform all of the standard and cutting-edge prostate cancer treatments, so we can help each patient find the treatment that suits him best. On the sidebar to the right there is a link to a video “Be a Survivor”, this video is an excellent introduction to the pros and cons of the various prostate cancer treatments. The following pages can help men and their families learn about prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
- Overview of Prostate Cancer
- How is Prostate Cancer diagnosed?
- “Your Biopsy Shows Cancer” - Assessing Prostate Cancer Risk
- How do Patients choose the “right” treatment?
Prostate Cancer Treatments
- Be a Survivor : This video is an excellent place for men to start to learn about the pros and cons of the treatment options for prostate cancer.
- da Vinci Prostatectomy: Information about minimally-invasive prostate cancer surgery using the revolutionary da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.
- Patient’s Guide to da Vinci-robot assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: A guide for patients who are having surgery. The guide describes the hospital stay and recovery at home, and helps to prepare men for what to expect after prostate cancer surgery.
- A short video about da Vinci robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery
- Open Prostate Cancer Surgery (Radical Prostatectomy): Mostly of historical interest, few patients still undergo open prostate cancer surgery.
- Patient’s Guide to Radioactive Prostate Seed Implant: Information about radioactive seed implant, also known as prostate brachytherapy.
- Cryosurgery: Modern prostate cryosurgery is a fast-growing treatment option for localized prostate cancer.
- External Beam Radiation
- Treatment of high-risk localized prostate cancer: High-risk localized prostate cancer requires a combination of several treatments in order to increase the chance of cure.
- Treatment of advanced Prostate Cancer: Advanced prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate and is not curable in most cases. Fortunately there are effective treatments that can keep the cancer under control for many years.
Miscellaneous Pages
Sidebar
Prostate Cancer Links
Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer 2005
Prostate Cancer Books
- Dr. Patrick Walsh’s Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer by Patrick Walsh M.D.
- Prostate and Cancer by Sheldon Marks, M.D.
- The Patient’s Guide to Prostate Cancer: An Expert’s Successful Treatment Strategies and Options by Marc Garnick M.D.
- The
Prostate Cancer Treatment Book
by Peter D. Grimm, John C. Blasko, and John E. Sylvester - Prostate Cancer: A Non-Surgical Perspective by Kent Wallner, M.D.