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Exploring Advanced Focal Prostate Cancer Treatments in the San Francisco Bay Area
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD Prostate cancer is a common diagnosis and men in the San Francisco Bay Area often seek multiple opinions to find the best treatment option for them. There are many innovative and less invasive treatment options available to men diagnosed with prostate cancer today than were available Read more
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD Metastatic prostate cancer is a form of prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate gland to other parts of the body such as the bones, lymph nodes, or other organs. It is a serious condition that often requires aggressive treatment to slow the disease’s progression Read more
Choosing an Isotope for Prostate Brachytherapy
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD Low Dose Rate (LDR) brachytherapy is a common treatment that uses radioactive isotopes to treat prostate cancer. Many patients with earlier stage prostate cancer (such as favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer) can be treated with LDR brachytherapy alone with very high long term cure rates. Multiple Read more
Prostate Cancer Treatment in the San Francisco Bay Area
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD Overview Besides non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, among men, in the United States. For many men, the work-up of prostate cancer starts with a routine PSA blood test at their primary care physician’s office. From there, many men with an Read more
Introducing the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Treatment Program at East Valley Urology Center and WRO in Arizona
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD Experience the Best in Prostate Cancer Care: Introducing the Comprehensive Treatment Program at East Valley Urology Center and Western Radiation Oncology in Arizona We are excited to announce the launch of a new multi-disciplinary practice for prostate cancer treatment in Arizona. Located in Mesa, Arizona, Read more
Expansion of Western Radiation Oncology to Southern California
BY ANKIT AGARWAL, MD We are excited to announce the expansion of Western Radiation Oncology to the Southern California region with the opening of our new clinic in Palm Desert. Our medical practice has a focus on prostate cancer treatment, and we are bringing targeted prostate brachytherapy to the Coachella Read more