Vipul R. Patel, MD, FACS, is a board-certified urologic surgeon, medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth, and medical director of urologic oncology at AdventHealth Cancer ...

About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime The average age at diagnosis is 67 Less than 1% of the 3.5 million men living with prostate cancer are expected to die from it ...

The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with prostate cancer? Understanding the various treatment options available for different stages of this disease can empower you to make informed decisions.

Reviewed by Peter E. Lonergan, MD, FRCS (Urol.), consultant urologist and clinical senior lecturer at St. James’s Hospital & Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Once you have been diagnosed with ...

Study findings from this surgical case series may be useful in counseling men with high-risk prostate cancer features before choosing initial local treatment. Surgery remains a viable option as part ...

As a result, researchers have explored less invasive options that aim to treat the cancer while preserving quality of life. One such approach is TULSA, which uses real-time MRI guidance to deliver ...

Learn what you need to know about early-stage prostate cancer, from risk factors to treatment options and how to tackle their side effects. Prostate cancer: 1 in 8 men in the United States will be ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with high-risk prostate cancer had a significantly lower incidence of distant metastasis when treated with a radiotherapy-based strategy compared with a radical prostatectomy ...

As a physician, researcher, and biotech leader with personal experience of prostate cancer in my family, I’ve long advocated for putting patients first in our quest for medical innovation. Today, I ...