Da Vinci prostatectomy

The Da Vinci prostatectomy is a localized solution that is minimally invasive: thanks to the breakthrough technology surgeons use, the intervention can be done through minor incisions.

Here are some of the characteristics of the da vinci prostatectomy:

• minimally invasive
• significantly less pain
• shorter hospital stay
• less impact on local anatomical structures, such as nerve fibers and blood vessels
• lower rates of positive surgical margins (=less cancer cells left behind)
• faster return to urinary continence (studies show)
• lower…

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Prostate cancer videos: PCa Treatment options

Treatments for prostate cancer -if we can call them that- can be included in the folowing categories:

• Brachytherapy
• Chemotherapy
• Cryosurgery & Cryotherapy
• Hormone Therapy
• Radiation Therapy
• Prostatectomy
• Robotic Prostatectomy
• Watchful Waiting
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine

This prostate cancer video series is intended as a comprehensive source of prostate cancer information. The explanations will hopefully ease the daunting task of learning about prostate cancer treatments after receiving a PCa diagnosis. These prostate cancer videos are not a substitution for a doctor, but…

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Treatment after Prostate Cancer: Prostatectomy & PSA

If a man has had surgery to remove the prostate (prostatectomy) PSA should be undetectable. If the man has had radiation or cryosurgery treatment, he will probably still have some viable prostate tissue left. So it may be normal for these men to have PSA in the blood. But the amount of PSA should be fairly low and the amount should be stable from test to test.

If a man has…

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