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Increasingly, though, younger
men are being diagnosed with
prostate cancer.
"The trend in recent years
is earlier diagnosis," said Cher.
"Definitely, we're finding prostate
cancer in younger men more these
days."
Treatment protocol depends on
the nature of a patient's prostate
cancer. When a patient undergoes
a biopsy, a pathologist determines
whether cancer is present. If it
is present, the pathologist deter-
mines the cancer's grade and if the
patterns of cancer cells are con-
sistent with either faster-growing
or slower-growing cancer. Doctors
then ascertain the probability of a
specific treatment's success.
Cher explained that if the
patient is elderly with a low-risk
prostate cancer, but has many
other serious medical problems,
doctors may take an active sur-
veillance approach by keeping a
close eye on the cancer and react-
ing if the cancer worsens. If the
patient is young, that patient can
opt for a more aggressive cancer
treatment even with a low-risk
cancer because that patient is at
significant risk of cancer progres-
sion, by virtue of age.
At Karmanos, patients who are
diagnosed with prostate or any
other type of cancer benefit from a
multi-disciplinary team approach,
including a medical oncologist,
oncologist
surgeon,
radiation oncoloaist
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nurse, pharmacist and other pro-
fessionals that guide them through
the process and determine their
best treatment options.
Karmanos patient McColl chose
surgical removal of the cancer
growth on his prostate, with Cher
using the robotic da Vinci Surgical
System to perform the intricate
surgery. The robotic system offers
patients a safer, less-invasive pro-
cedure, with fewer side effects and
less risk of complications, such as
impotence and incontinence.
"My experience with Dr. Cher
and my team at Karmanos was
just absolutely phenomenal,"
McColl said. "I feel alive and I feel
lucky that I chose the surgeon
and the medical staff and the
team that I did. I got a second
chance?'

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cancer or other cancer services, call

1(800)KARMANOS.

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