Is Prostate Cancer Preventable?

“The most important thing to prevent prostate cancer is to pick your parents properly.” Dr. Schlegel (Department Chairman) of Cornell Urology discusses a question they face often—Can prostate cancer be prevented? They discuss the role of race, diet, genetic profile and review important steps we can take to decrease our risk of facing prostate cancer.

How is Prostate Cancer Detected?

“PSA allows us to detect prostate cancer several years before that nodule would develop, at a much earlier stage, and therefore at a much more curable stage.” Drs. Schlegel (Department Chairman) and Tewari of Cornell Urology discuss the application of PSA tests, digital rectum exams, and other approaches that enable urologists to diagnose prostate cancer [...]

Prostate Cancer screening and treatment options!

Michael Cohen, MD from Lawrenceville Urology and Capital Health in Trenton, NJ discusses prostate cancer screening and prostate cancer treatment options including robotic davinci prostatectomy and robotic Cyberknife radiation therapy.

Prostate Cancer risk assessment information

National recognized expert, Christopher Kane, MD, Urology Chief, UCSD Medical Center, reviews Prostate Cancer epidemiology and risk assessment information such as serum PSA, clinical stage, Gleason grade and biopsy information. He also reviews the stage and risk migration that has occurred throughout the PSA era. Finally, Dr. Kane reviewed robotic radical prostatectomy and how this [...]

Does prostate cancer have symptoms?

Does prostate cancer have symptoms? In this health video minute on prostate cancer, Dr. Schlegel (Department Chairman) of Cornell Urology discusses the symptoms that more often lead men to their doctors (urology/prostate cancer) for thorough examination including a PSA test –the current test in detecting the probability of prostate cancer in men. Detecting prostate cancer [...]

What are the Types of Prostate Cancer Surgery?

“Surgical removal of the prostate can either be done with an open incision, as has been traditionally been done, or with a robotic approach.” Dr. Tewari and Dr, Schlegel, of the Dept. of Urology at newyork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, present the two main types of prostate cancer surgery, as well as explaining the advantages/disadvantages [...]

How Accurate are Prostate Cancer Biopsies?

“It’s like poking into a pillow in which a couple of golf balls are hidden.” Dr. Tewari, of the Dept. of Urology at newyork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, discusses the prostate cancer biopsy and its effectiveness. While it’s the best they have, it is not perfect.