Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men—in fact, one in eight men will develop prostate cancer at some point during his lifetime. When found in its earliest stages, prostate cancer is highly treatable; the five-year survival rate for early-stage prostate cancer is 99%. In this video, San Diego Health host Susan Taylor talks with Scripps urologist Ramsey Chichakli, MD, about diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. Learn more: https://www.scripps.org/7916yt
00:22 - How do you diagnose and
treat prostate cancer?
00:36 - What is the prostate?
01:11 - How common is prostate cancer?
01:20 - What is the death rate?
01:33 - How many men are diagnosed in the U.S?
01:51 - Is it genetic?
02:07 - Can women also get prostate cancer?
02:28 - What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
02:42 - What age do you start screening for prostate cancer?
03:02 - How often do you screen?
03:12 - What are the issues of a swollen prostate?
03:42 - How do you avoid prostate cancer?
04:17 - Can you feel a swollen prostate?
04:27 - How do you diagnose prostate cancer?
04:46 - What if your blood test is negative?
05:03 - What tests are recommended?
05:16 - How do you treat prostate cancer?
05:40 - What surgery is available?
06:11 - How does it affect the body?
06:53 - How long does the recovery take?
07:17 - When should men go see a doctor?
07:43 - Any final thoughts, doctor?
08:12 - Want more critical information about your health?
00:22 - How do you diagnose and
treat prostate cancer?
00:36 - What is the prostate?
01:11 - How common is prostate cancer?
01:20 - What is the death rate?
01:33 - How many men are diagnosed in the U.S?
01:51 - Is it genetic?
02:07 - Can women also get prostate cancer?
02:28 - What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
02:42 - What age do you start screening for prostate cancer?
03:02 - How often do you screen?
03:12 - What are the issues of a swollen prostate?
03:42 - How do you avoid prostate cancer?
04:17 - Can you feel a swollen prostate?
04:27 - How do you diagnose prostate cancer?
04:46 - What if your blood test is negative?
05:03 - What tests are recommended?
05:16 - How do you treat prostate cancer?
05:40 - What surgery is available?
06:11 - How does it affect the body?
06:53 - How long does the recovery take?
07:17 - When should men go see a doctor?
07:43 - Any final thoughts, doctor?
08:12 - Want more critical information about your health?
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