Prostate Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the United States. Virtually every man over 40 has cancerous growths in his prostate, although most will not die of the disease. This program focuses on what is known about preventing prostate cancer, current diagnostic techniques, and the variety of treatments available. James D. Brooks, MD, is Assistant Professor of Urology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Brooks focuses exclusively on the treatment of prostate cancer. He is an acknowledged expert in the technique of nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy and in the surgical anatomy of the pelvis, and has carried out pioneering research on the genetic changes occurring in (more…)

































