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The diagnosis of prostate cancer is very upsetting news.
As the shock wears off, you’re going to have some very important decisions to make.
My name is Patrick Swift and I’d like to give you some information that might help
you make those decisions.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer found in men in the United States today.
As many as one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during
their life.
There’s an enormous amount of information available in books, journals, and over the
Internet.
One excellent resource is the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
You’ll find news about prostate cancer, information on research studies conducted
with patients called clinical trials, and lots of other useful material.
You may also have a chance to talk with patients who have prostate cancer or have been treated
for prostate cancer in the past.
One great way to do this is through US TOO International, an independent network of support
groups for men with prostate cancer and their families.
US TOO is on the web at www dot ustoo dot com.
But to get the most out of these resources you need to understand some of the basics
first.
This video will present the essential information about early stage prostate cancer and look
at various methods used to evaluate the extent of the disease.
We’ll then outline various treatment approaches which may be appropriate in your particular
case,
but we won’t attempt to compare those outcomes since the outcome is highly dependent upon
the extent of your disease.
Let’s start with the anatomy.