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Exploring Your Options It’s estimated that more than 240,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, the National Cancer Institute reports. That makes it the most common cancer, besides nonmelanoma skin cancer, in the U.S. And it’s a tricky disease. “Every prostate cancer diagnosis is different,” says Ronald Anglade, M.D., a urologist at Gwinnett Medical Center. “And the treatments offered to our patients should be specific to the individual.” There are, however, three common approaches. • Surgery: A prostatectomy involves the removal of the prostate. Side effects include impotence and incontinence. • Radiation therapy: Cancer cells are targeted and killed with radiation. This option can also come with the same side effects as surgery. • Hormone therapy: Because testosterone fuels prostate cancer cell growth, in hormone therapy (also known as androgen-deprivation therapy), drugs are used to stop testosterone from being released in the body. The drawback includes something like male menopause, Dr. Anglade says. “There can be sexual desire problems, hot flashes and erection problems.” oNlINE Gwinnett Medical Center–Duluth is the only hospital in Gwinnett to offer a robotic surgical approach to treat prostate cancer. Learn more about this technology at gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/robotic. Evaluate Robotic Treatment Options Vim & Vigor · SPRI NG 2012 35 http://www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/robotic

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Vim & Vigor - Spring 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil’s Feature
The Philanthropist Next Door
Special Delivery
Get Real
How Far We’ve Come
Patient Survival Guide
Perfect Attendance
A New Day
Lean on Me
Intimidated by the Gym?
What Is Your Volunteer Style?
A Prescription for Relief
PrimeTime Health
Reclaiming Form and Function
Nice Follow-Through
Out of the White Coat
SPECIAL: Transforming Healthcare

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