Prostate Cancer
What is Vanquish water vapor treatment for prostate cancer?
What is the short answer?
Vanquish uses steam to destroy a targeted area of the prostate.
It's a focal therapy, so the rest of the prostate is left alone, with the goal of lowering side effects like leaking and erection problems.
Where can I learn more?
Our urologists do it under anesthesia in our surgery centers.
It may fit men with Gleason 6 or Gleason 7 cancer.
It's newer, so long-term results are still being studied, and follow-up PSA tests and MRI, and sometimes biopsies are part of the plan.
When should I make an appointment?
If you have localized prostate cancer, ask whether Vanquish fits you.
Where will I be seen?
Our Conyers Clinic at 1366 Wellbrook Circle Suite B, Conyers, GA 30012 is where we hold appointments, run lab work and do in-office tests, and we’d be happy to book you there.
How do our urologists approach this?
Our urologists offer Vanquish as one of several approaches for localized prostate cancer, along with HIFU, active surveillance, robotic prostatectomy and radiation. We look closely at your biopsy grade, MRI and PSA to see whether focal therapy makes sense. We’re also open about the fact that Vanquish is newer, with long-term results still being studied. Then we help you weigh it against the other choices.
What happens at a visit?
At our Conyers Clinic, bring your biopsy report, MRI and PSA history. We’ll walk you through the Vanquish procedure itself, the anesthesia, and what recovery feels like. We’ll also go over the follow-up PSA tests, MRIs and possible biopsies that check results.
How should I prepare?
Pack your biopsy findings, MRI and PSA numbers, along with a written list of questions. Bring your medicine list, and a family member if you’d like.
When should I call?
Call us after treatment if you have trouble urinating, fever or heavy bleeding. Fever or heavy bleeding should send you to the ER before anything else.
What do people in Conyers ask us?
These are the questions we hear most, each with a short answer.
Who may be a candidate?
Whether it suits you depends on your full biopsy and MRI results.
Is there a video on this?
Here Dr. A. Dev Mally, from our Snellville team, discusses prostate cancer.
- Watch: Dr. Mally on Prostate Cancer What the video covers: Dr. Mally talks about prostate cancer.
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