Prostate Cancer

Jefferson Doctors Answer Your Questions

Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer face a bewildering array of treatment options – surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy and various combinations of these approaches. At the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, our multidisciplinary team includes many of the nation's top prostate cancer specialists – surgeons, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists – who can provide you with the information and guidance to make the choice that is right for you.

To everyone who submitted a question, we hope you found the answers informative and beneficial. Read the entire list of questions and answers below.

Previously Submitted Questions

• I am scheduled for a prostate biopsy locally to see if I have cancer due to three rising PSA's the last 4.8. Would I be better off to have it done at the Jefferson Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Center in case they find cancer?
• I have heard that hormone therapy might be used for patients with prostate cancer. What types of hormone therapies available and when are they used?
• In what circumstances would open surgery be the better option than robotic surgery?
• What is a pelvic lymph node dissection and why is this necessary?
• After my primary care doctor notices my PSA number was rising he sent me to a urologist where I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My urologist wants me to have radiation, but I am considering getting a second opinion. Do you think it is important to see second opinions?