madman
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Mark Scholz, MD, is a medical oncologist who specializes exclusively in prostate cancer. Here, he gives a detailed survey of the best tools for staging newly diagnosed prostate cancer, describes the implications of the new PSMA PET scan, and answers other questions related to the diagnostic and staging process for prostate cancer.
0:09 Which tests are most useful for staging prostate cancer?
2:48 How PSMA PET has changed prostate cancer staging.
4:12 What does it mean to have a high-risk PSA (PSA above 20)? Does that mean the cancer is high-risk or does it need to be more than one component?
6:44 What is the significance of PSA density when staging prostate cancer?
8:28 How can a person determine the size of their prostate?
8:52 How common is it for men to have prostates larger than 40cc?
9:53 Can a urologist feel the entire prostate during a digital rectal exam or only the posterior of the gland?
10:43 Is blood in the urine a symptom of prostate cancer?
