Behandlung

1. Mediathek

... aus? Wann und wie sollte der PSA-Test eingesetzt werden? Wie sind die Ergebnisse zu interpretieren? Muss bei einem PSA-Wert von vier direkt operiert werden? Welche alternativen Behandlungsmöglichkeiten ...

2. Laser therapy safer than TURP

Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate, benefit from a laser therapy. This was shown by a current study recently published in the European Journal ...

3. Individually tailored treatment for prostate cancer

Update – 9th Uro-Oncological Symposium in Cologne, Germany In some cases, patients with benign prostate hyperplasia are treated, although they probably would have not suffered from the problem during ...

4. International Research Association founded

The West German Prostate Center together with the New York Prostate Institute has initiated a research association, the International Prostate Cancer Group (IPG). The association of prostate cancer specialists ...

5. Seed Implantation: success depends on team experience

Modern treatment methods in the area of medicine experience in Germany an absolute boom. However, it must be cautioned that not everything that is new is also good. Again and again, drugs are withdrawn ...

6. New high-power laser for benign prostate hyperplasia

Since January 2008, the West German Prostate Center uses a cutting-edge new laser technique, the so-called LIFE laser therapy with the EvolveTM diode laser system 150,. The LIFE Laser therapy with the ...

7. Great response for the Prostate Patient Forum in Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden, November 7, 2008 – More than 100 participants at the Prostate Patient Forum in Wiesbaden inquired about current developments of preventive care, early detection, and treatment of prostate cancer. ...

8. Cologne experts at „New York Brachytherapy Symposium“

The physicians of the West German Prostate Center, where invited by the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center to participate in a scientific symposium in New York, which addressed brachytherapy for the ...

9. Dr. Pedram Derakhshani

Dr. Pedram Derakhshani works since 1995 clinically, scientifically with emphasis on the minimal invasive treatment of the prostate carcinoma. In addition to the permanent seed implantations he has performed ...

10. Dr. Neubauer Science

... Lebensqualität und Toxizität der HDR-Brachytherapie als interstitieller Boost bei der Behandlung des Prostatakarzinoms Urologe, Band 47/S1, 2008 Neubauer S, Derakhshani P Benignes Prostatasyndrom: ...

11. Dr. Derakhshani Science

... Toxizität der HDR-Brachytherapie als interstitieller Boost bei der Behandlung des Prostatakarzinoms Urologe, Band 47/S1, 2008 Derakhshani P, Neubauer S Benignes Prostatasyndrom: Aktuelle Diagnostik und ...

12. Second opinion

Radiation, operation, placing of implants or just waiting to act on the problem for a while – approximately 58,000 males are confronted with the diagnoses of prostate cancer and are facing the difficult ...

13. International Prostate Cancer Group

The International Prostate Cancer Group, which was founded through the association of prostate cancer experts from the United States and Europe, has defined its mission: to optimize quality treatment and ...

14. External Radiotherapy

External beam radiation will be applied in all stages of prostate cancer, however, particularly in cases of advanced tumors. It is also used for pain management in cases of metastasis. For some ...

15. Afterloading

The most effective and most meaningful treatment for patients with advanced or aggressive prostate cancer is the afterloading therapy. In the afterloading of the brachytherapy, a temporary short-term ...

16. Brachytherapy

The spectrum of therapies for prostate cancer was greatly extended during recent years, and particularly in the area of radiation therapy, substantial advances were made. A new form of the treatment ...

17. LIFE-Diode-Laser

Even more precise and more effective While Greenlight laser is being used already in many other institutions, the West German Prostate Center uses a revolutionary new laser technique, the so-called LIFE ...

18. Prostate Resction (TUR-P)

For patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), currently there is a wide range of surgical procedures available, whereby TURP (transurethral prostate resection) is the most common treatment method ...

19. Surgery

Since there are a number of treatments for patients with prostate cancer and benign hyperplasia, we have provided you with an overview of the currently utilized techniques at the West German Prostate Center ...

20. Prostate Enlargement

The benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) or benign prostate enlargement (BPE) is a disease common in men of high age. Approximately 85% of all males older than 60, are affected by BPH. The decision about ...