Prostate Cancer
New treatments improve outcomes and minimize risk. We are the first and leading Urology Practice in Orange County to offer multimodality treatments including active surveillance, robotic prostatectomy and cryoablation of the prostate.
Our versatility makes Associated Urologists of Orange County the best choice for prostate cancer doctors and surgeons in Orange County.
The most common reason for a prostate biopsy is elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen). Most men with elevated PSA will not have prostate cancer. However, this year in the United States, almost 180,000 men will be told that they have prostate cancer. After a diagnosis of prostate cancer, a man and his family face several choices regarding treatment. Decisions involve many factors, personal as well as medical. Before making these decisions, it is very important to learn about all the options available. With this knowledge, a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient can participate more confidently with his doctor in planning his individual treatment.
By age 50, about one-third of American men have microscopic signs of prostate cancer. By age 75, half to three-quarters of men will have some cancerous changes in their prostate glands. Most of these cancers remain latent, producing no signs of symptoms, or are so indolent, or slow-growing, that they never become a serious threat to health.
A much smaller number of men will actually be treated for prostate cancer. About 16 percent of American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lives; 8 percent will develop significant symptoms; and 3 percent will die of the disease.
Patients are unique, and each man has a unique combination of prostate size, prostate biopsy results, PSA level, and other medical problems.
Associated Urologists of Orange County strive to match each man with prostate cancer to the specific treatment best suited to him.
Please call us at (714) 639-1915 to schedule a consultation and to discuss which treatment is best for you. Most men are candidates for newer, minimally invasive treatments.
Our doctors are active members of the Urologic Oncology Program at the St. Joseph Hosptial Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment. This is a high volume, multi-disciplinary cancer center focusing on proven NCCN Guideline based treatments.
We are proud to offer the full range of prostate cancer treatments for our patients at our
Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery
Please click image to hear Dr. Greenberger
discuss Active Surveillance for Low Risk
Prostate Cancerin more detail
Please click on image to hear Dr. Pearce
discuss prostate cancer and robotic
prostatectomy in more detail
Please click on image to see our published
YouTube video on the initial portion of the
da Vinci robotic Assisted Laparoscopic
Prostatectomy procedure
Please click image to hear Dr. Tertzakian
discuss cryotherapy / cryoablation
for prostate cancer
Doctors with expertise in incontinence, bladder suspension ("bladder lift") and sling procedures, kidney stones, no needle no scalpel vasectomy, vasectomy reversal, laparoscopy and laparoscopic kidney and prostate surgery, prostate diseases including cancer and enlarged prostate, cryoablation (or cryotherapy) of prostate and kidney, robotic (da Vinci) prostate surgery
Adult and pediatric urology, urologic surgery, in Orange County California
Serving Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Anaheim
Our urology office/urologists accept most major insurance including Medicare, Anthem Blue Cross, Health Net, United Health, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Shield, Pacificare
The information on this site is solely for purposes of general patient education, and may not be relied upon as a substitute for professional medical care. Consult your own physician for evaluation and treatment of your specific condition.
Associated Urologists of Orange County
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UROLOGY AND UROLOGIC SURGERY
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