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PROSTATE CANCER
Prostate Cancer Do You Know the
Facts?
Hardly a week goes by without
reading or hearing about someone you know, or some celebrity, learning
that he has prostate cancer. There is a good reason for
this. We now diagnose more than a quarter of a million new cases
of prostate cancer every year. Fifty thousand (50,000) men die
from prostate cancer every year.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of deaths from
cancer among US men. These are frightening
statistics.
Patients, friends and family
members are not statistics. This common
cancer strikes at people
we know far too often. Why? One reason is our increasing life
expectancy - prostate cancer is a disease of getting older and
most men now live long enough to develop it.
Dr. Pugach
firmly believes in the value of early detection, using PSA
testing and simple physical examination, because early detection
is the key to successful treatment.
While we cannot yet prevent
prostate cancer, a urological specialist like
Dr. Robert G. Pugach, at
Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center can certainly
diagnose it earlier and with more accuracy than ever before.
Dr. Pugach firmly believes in the value of early detection,
using PSA testing and simple physical examination, because early
detection is the key to successful treatment.
The
good news is that most patients with an early diagnosis of
prostate cancer can be cured. At
Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center,
we specialize in treating
prostate cancer using advanced,
minimally
invasive techniques.
Dr. Pugach is one of
the first urologists in Los Angeles and Orange County to perform
two advanced,
minimally invasive procedures: ultrasound guided,
radioactive seed implants and freezing (targeted
cryoablation)
of the prostate. He is also one of only a few urologists
in the US certified to perform
HIFU – High Intensity Focused
Ultrasound that can cure prostate cancer with minimal risk of side
effects like erectile dysfunction.* We also use mineral and vitamin therapies to
help fight prostate cancer.
To learn more, read Dr. Robert Pugach's article, "Prostate
Cancer: Common, Curable Disease"
To read a recent article on prostate cancer,
CLICK
HERE
U.S. News & World Report
"Prostate Cancer's Prognosis- New therapies exist, but men still
face a tough call: get treated now, or wait"
HIFU was also mentioned in an article published in U.S. News & World
Report in September 2007 that explored new therapies for prostate
cancer and the tough choices that men facing the disease have to
make. Read the entire article, New therapies exist, but men still
face a tough call: get treated now, or wait, By Adam Voiland,
Posted 9/9/07 online, CLICK
HERE.
Dr. Robert Pugach was also featured in a HIFU International Article,
CLICK
HERE.
Call for your Consultation
Are you over the age of 45?
Have there been any changes in the way that you urinate?
Do you know of someone who has had
prostate cancer? It’s
time for a urological check-up. It takes only a few
minutes and is very simple. The results can save your
life.
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and
Treatment
Listen to
Dr. Robert Pugach,
Medical Director of Pacific Coast Urology
Medical Group, discuss men’s urological problems and treatments.
The topics discussed on the audio files include symptoms and
treatment options for
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH),
Prostate Cancer,
Vasectomy and
Vasectomy Reversals.
Dr. Robert Pugach
discusses advanced minimally invasive treatments including
Cryoablation and
HIFU
for prostate
cancer.
Click here to listen to
the audio discussion.
Audio Library-Prostate Cancer –
Discussion Topics
- Rarely does a week go by when
we don’t read about a famous man who o has prostate cancer or we
learn about a family member or friend who has prostate cancer.
Is it very common?
- Why do men get prostate
cancer?
- Who is at risk – can we
prevent prostate cancer?
- When does prostate cancer
start?
- When should men start being
screened for prostate cancer?
- What are the symptoms of
prostate cancer and how do men know they might have prostate
cancer?
- How is prostate cancer
diagnosed?
- Do all prostate cancers need
to be treated?
- What are the treatment options
available for prostate cancer.
- One treatment option is called
cryoablation. What is cryoablation and how is it done?
- How do the side effects
of cryoablation compare with other treatments?
- What are the benefits of
cryoablation when compared to surgery or radiation
- Who do you consider good
candidates for cryoablation?
- Is there a long period of
hospitalization?
- How much pain is there
afterwards?
- Who do you consider good
candidates for cryoablation?
*HIFU is not yet approved by the
FDA. It is available in several countries outside of the United States
and Dr. Robert Pugach can treat you at the
state-of-the-art hospital in Puerto Vallarta. Be sure to
learn about this new treatment thoroughly before making a treatment
decision.
Click here for more information on the
cause of prostate cancer.
For
additional resources on prostate cancer, Dr. Robert Pugach recommends you
visit these websites.
www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/prostate
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
www.prostate-cancer.org
If you have a question about a
service or procedure, please email us or call our
office
at
(888) 735-4336.
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