Learn about prostate cancer from start to finish
Should I have Surgery or Radiation For Prostate Cancer? What is this post all about? This is a hard decision–surgery or radiation? Now remember, what I am going to talk about here is for prostate cancer that hasn’t spread–LOCALIZED prostate cancer. From a 30,000-foot view, surgery and radiation or both EXCELLENT treatment choices for prostate cancer. …
What is an Elevated PSA? What is a PSA and why is it being checked? PSA for a urologist stands for prostate-specific antigen. The function of PSA is to help to make your ejaculate more ‘liquidy’ when it gets into the female reproductive tract to help your sperm swim better. The reason it is checked …
Let’s talk about radiation treatment. There are many different aspects to understanding this as a treatment choice. To review surgical management, click here. Please note, that this again is a discussion for localized prostate cancer, or prostate cancer that has not spread. How does radiation work? Radiation therapy uses radiation (duh) or high-energy rays to …
What is Lupron? Let’s go over some basics of Lupron and why it would be prescribed to you So for the purpose of this post, I’m gonna talk about Lupron in the context of prostate cancer. Now, I’m picking Lupron (leuprolide acetate) because that is what Dr. Jafri’s office has but there are many cousins …
What is a Prostate Biopsy? My urologist is recommending I get a prostate biopsy, what is that? A prostate biopsy is a procedure performed in the urologist’s office to get tissue from the prostate to check for prostate cancer. This usually involves having an ultrasound put in your rectum and then 10-12 samples of the …
How to Interpret a Prostate Biopsy Report Hey Dr. Jafri, I had a prostate biopsy done, can you walk me through my prostate biopsy results? Sure, let’s do this. There is a ton of information in a prostate biopsy report and let me walk you through how I go over this with my patients. Once …
What is a Robotic Prostatectomy? I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, what are the basics of a robotic prostatectomy? For the purpose of this post, I am going to talk about what is a robotic prostatectomy in the context of prostate cancer. This is a surgery done in the operating room for men with …
