Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Learn how simple the lifesaving screening can be.
spend a medical minute with kalida health one of the most important things to remember about prostate cancer is often it presents with no symptoms the screen is very easy and it is recommended for most men over the age of 50 prostate cancer screening consists of a PSA which is a blood test a physical exam which includes checking the prostate and a detailed history including family history the ways that we treat prostate cancer include if it's a lower grade disease surveillance is usually the best option if it's an intermediate or high grade disease surgery or radiation as an option surgery is done with the assistance of the robot which is small incisions shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery to daily activity and in advanced cases where the prostate cancer is spread elsewhere chemotherapy is also an option September is prostate cancer screening month the testing is very easy and if the disease is caught early it can be life-saving this medical minute was brought to you by kalida health we see more than patients
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