Together we want to find the best treatment option for you. Although a phone call is not exactly the same as a personal conversation, it is a very good alternative. A video-call would also be possible. Please read the following information before the talk. Together with further information that you will receive in the telephone call, It will be easier for you, to make the best possible therapy decision.
You have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In this situation we would like to encourage you.
Successful therapy depends on age, surgical risk, growth rate of the tumor and personal circumstances as well as any comorbidities. These criteria are included in an initial consultation with our prostate cancer specialists. They will inform you in a trustful and detailed manner about the various established therapy methods and their possible advantages and disadvantages.
There are four scientifically wellestablished strategies available for the treatment of localized prostate cancer, which we here present to you in detail:
At the Martini-Klinik we have a lot of experience in all four therapy options. Every year, around 2,500 patients decide for the surgical removal of the prostate (almost half of them opt for robot-assisted surgery). Approximately 200 patients choose radiation therapy (percutaneous or implant) and focal therapy is suitable for around 50 patients. In active surveillance we look after around 150 men.
Appointments and organizational questions about your appointments and therapy:
Weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., Fridays until 2.30 p.m.
Privately insured patients
+49 (0)40 7410-51300
+49 (0)40 7410-51323
mk-ambu(at)uke.de
Public health patients
+49 (0)40 7410-51337
+49 (0)40 7410-54404
prostatasprechstunde(at)uke.de
+49 (0)40 7410-51370
mk-ambu(at)uke.de
If you are not an EU citizen please contact the International Office of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), which organizes everything around your stay.
We will discuss all therapy options over the phone. If your prostate cancer is limited to the prostate and only shows a low potential for aggressiveness, you may consider a surveillance strategy or selective treatment of the prostate:
Active surveillance - an overview by Prof. Dr. Hans Heinzer
Focal therapy - an overview by Prof. Dr. George Solomon
If brachytherapy is an option for you, please read the following information.
As stated, we are talking about all therapy options. If you are considering surgery, e.g. removal of the prostate, please read the following information.
Radicale prostatektomy- an overview by Prof. Alexander Haese
Information film (4:08 minutes) on the surgical procedure in the Martini-Klinik
If surgery is an option, the question of the surgical method arises. You can find further information here:
Classic open surgery
Minimally invasive surgery with the da Vinci or the Hugo™ RAS system
A comparison of the surgical methods
Thank you for your cooperation, you are now well prepared. What's next?
We will call you at the agreed time.
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