ATLANTA (July 21, 2010) – According to the Office of Minority Health, Asian/Pacific Islander men are 40 percent less likely to have prostate cancer than white men. However, prostate cancer remains the fourth leading cause of cancer death according to the Centers for Disease Control. Since this is less prevalent among men of Asian descent, [...]
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On Wednesday May 19th, The Atlanta Business Radio show opened with Dr. James Benton of Radiotherapy Centers of Georgia. Since prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men Radiotherapy Centers of Georgia has been helping men mange this treatable disease for over 30 years. They specialize in ProstRcision which has a 10 [...]
Play Ball! The Atlanta Braves are honoring Prostate Cancer survivors at Turner Field on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. during the Atlanta Braves vs. Kansas City Royals game. For more information on attending the game for free and participating in the Survivor On-Field Ceremony, contact Toni Karasik at tkarasik@rccancercenters.com or call 770-682-2099 ext. [...]
Radiotherapy Centers of Georgia (RCOG), a division of RC Cancer Centers announced today that they have reached a new milestone and recently treated their 12,500th patient for prostate cancer with their ProstRcision® treatment therapy. The milestone means their treatment database is one of the most comprehensive in the nation. Available exclusively from RC Cancer Centers, [...]
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Comparative Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive (Robotics) vs Open Radical Prostatectomy.
Prostate Cancer PSA Testing Alert:
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing remains the most significant step for the testing for prostate cancer, according to ProstRcision.com and RC Cancer Centers. It is suggested each man and his loved ones educate themselves about various screening methods and prostate cancer treatments before deciding on a course of action.
Two studies published by [...]
by Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times Online, August 27, 2008
One in five men who undergoes prostate surgery to treat cancer later regrets the decision, a new study shows. And surprisingly, regret is highest among men who opt for robotic prostatectomy, a minimally invasive surgery that is growing in popularity as a treatment.
The research, published in [...]
