Choosing a Treatment for Prostate Cancer: What to Consider
The panel discusses how to choose between surgery and radiation for localized prostate cancer — and what makes a patient a good candidate for each. Highlights of this video include:
- Medical conditions that may make one treatment option safer than the other, such as a patient’s past surgeries, current health conditions, and medications
- How patient priorities — desire for cure, urinary control, sexual function — guide treatment choice
- The importance of getting second opinions and consulting both specialists before deciding
Speakers:
Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH, Professor of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Phillip Koo, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Neha Vapiwala, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania