Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting men, with one in six American men receiving the diagnosis in their lifetime. In most cases, the disease grows slowly and causes no problems. But some prostate cancers are fast-moving and lethal, causing more than 29,000 deaths annually because the disease wasn't detected and treated in time.One of the latest advances in prostate treatment is robotic surgery. With this minimally invasive surgery, patients often recover faster, experience less blood loss, decreased positive-margin rate and sometimes better nerve preservation.Jennifer A. Linehan, M.D is here to discuss prostate cancer and all the latest developments in diagnoses and treatments.
