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PROSTATE CANCER TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS
DR. PRESTON MILBURN, UROLOGIST, BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH

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ONE IN EIGHT MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

BUT THANKS TO ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY, THAT DIAGNOSIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE AS SCARY AS IT ONCE WAS.

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DOCTORS ARE TURNING TO ROBOTICS TO HELP MAKE SURGERY EASIER FOR PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER.

THIS ROBOT IS ABLE TO MIRROR THE SURGEON’S HAND MOVEMENTS TO REMOVE AFFECTED PROSTATE GLANDS MORE PRECISELY… WHICH LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMES.

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DR. PRESTON MILBURN
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE

“The robotic prostatectomy offers lot of great benefits primarily in terms of recovery. There’s a lot less blood lost during the surgery. The pain is very minimal. People recover faster and are back to work quicker and usually only have a one-night stay in the hospital.”

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RECENT ADVANCEMENTS HAVE ALSO IMPROVED THE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER—ALLOWING FOR MORE TAILORED TREATMENT PLANS.

TECHNOLOGY HAS ALSO ALLOWED FOR “ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE” WHEN SURGERY OR RADIATION AREN’T NEEDED RIGHT AWAY.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THE FIGHT AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER