Knowing Your Prostate: Modern Answers and Life-Saving Screening

About this episode

Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk discusses prostate health, the importance of PSA testing, and advances in screening and treatment options.

Today’s guest is someone exceptionally qualified to bring clarity and insight to the world of urological cancer. In this episode of Y Is It So, Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk explains where the prostate is, how it works, and why PSA testing matters. He outlines the latest advances in prostate screening, MRI and PSMA PET imaging, active surveillance, focal therapy, robotic surgery. Professor Lawrentschuk emphasises informed conversations with your GP, knowing your family history, and the benefits of early detection to improve outcomes while minimising unnecessary treatment and side effects.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk

Topics covered

• prostate health
• urological cancer
• PSA testing
• prostate screening
• early detection
• robotic surgery

Keywords

• prostate
• PSA testing
• urological cancer
• MRI
• PSMA PET imaging
• active surveillance
• focal therapy
• robotic surgery
• early detection

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Organizations: Y Is It So, GP

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