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 [...]

Why Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy?

Why Laparoscopy? Laparoscopy is a technique of performing a surgical operation using instruments inserted through narrow hollow tubes (‘ports’) rather than through a larger incision, as in traditional surgery. The result is shorter hospitalisation and convalescence, less bleeding and post-operative pain and fewer wound complications. Although laparoscopy is a type of keyhole surgery, the view [...]

How important are ejaculations to prostate health?

How important for male prostate health is routine ejaculations or is this just a myth? I have read that having frequent ejaculations can help prevent prostate cancer, but I don’t know whether or not that is true. I don’t want to have problems with my prostate.

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.

Does treatment for prostate cancer affect ability to have sex?

A very close friend of ours has been diagnosed with prostate cancer (it really *isn’t* my partner or me!) and we were wondering what his treatment options might be. If the prostate gland is removed, does that eliminate the ability to have sex? Probably best to have an older person answer this: it’s pretty obvious [...]