Prostate News Archive
19-Jan-2009
Second prostate cancer support group forms in Naples (Naples Daily News)
Ted Gruver was diagnosed with prostate cancer one year ago in Naples at the age of 69. He investigated his options for treatment and decided for minimally-invasive surgery with the da Vinci system, robotic technology that has greatly advanced treatment of prostate cancer. The technology provides much more precise targeting of cancerous tissue and limits pain and recovery time. OHIP only covers prostate cancer test with doctor?s okay (Stoney Creek News)
The provincial government will only cover the cost of the prostate specific antigens (PSA) test if the patient is receiving treatment or when a physician decides a test is needed for the patient. Landmark surgery at Al Ahli (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Al Ahli Hospital successfully conducted a complicated prostate procedure recently. A four-hour, Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy was performed on a 63-year-old man with prostate cancer, making it the first to be performed in any private hospital in Qatar . Targeted Prostate Cancer Biopsy And Cancer Treatment Earns Acceptance From Nation's Top Prostate Specialists (Medical News Today)
To date, more than 3,500 prostate biopsies and subsequent cancer treatment procedures have been conducted using the proprietary TargetScan(R) technology, adopted by prostate specialists in search of more effective cancer treatments with fewer side effects.
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