Episode 30. Controversies in Prostate Cancer with Dr Dennis King
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men and the second most common cause of death from cancer in men, yet many prostate cancers are not fatal and some autopsy series have demonstrated up to 50% or more silent prostate cancers in men over the age of 70 years. At 50 years of age some studies suggest a 40% chance of harbouring a latent cancer, 16% chance of developing an apparent and invasive cancer and 2.9% risk of death from prostate cancer. These facts raise several controversies regarding management and the approach to surgical treatment is also subject to debate.
To discuss this subject in more detail we are joined by expert urological surgeon Dr Dennis King who covers:
· Approaches to diagnosis of prostate cancer
· Separating indolent disease from lethal and aggressive disease
· Surgical approaches including robotic surgery
I enjoyed this conversation with Dennis immensely and am very pleased to invite you to the episode.
Useful references include:
- urologyassociates.com.au
- ghr.nlm.nih.gov
To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: manager@gihealth.com.au
Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.