Lawrenceville & Braselton · Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer: is surgery really better than radiation for outcomes?
Our Oakwood office on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon. In the meantime, Hall County patients are seen at our Braselton Clinic on Old Winder Hwy, and procedures are scheduled at our Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center.
By Advanced Urology ·
What's the short answer?
For many men with localized cancer, studies show similar long-term cancer control.
The differences lie in side effects, recovery, and what happens if cancer returns.
Surgery gives full tissue results and allows radiation later.
Radiation avoids surgery.
Your age, health, and cancer risk guide the choice.
When should you see a urologist about this?
Schedule a visit to compare both for your specific situation.
What happens at your Crown Pointe Way appointment?
Visits for this topic usually happen at the Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center, 501 Crown Pointe Way, or at our Braselton clinic. Expect our Gwinnett team to hear the whole story first, examine you briefly, then send any urine, blood or imaging orders down the hall. You leave knowing what was found and what the plan is.
How do our Lawrenceville urologists approach this?
When the question involves cancer, our Lawrenceville urologists review every result with you, use MRI or PSMA PET/CT when they add information, and describe active surveillance, robotic surgery, radiation, hormone therapy and newer medicines in everyday language so you can weigh them.
How should you get ready for Crown Pointe Way?
Note when it began, what eases or worsens it, and each medicine or supplement on your list. Carry your insurance card and photo ID, plus results from outside labs or scans. If someone helps you remember details, they are welcome in the room at Crown Pointe Way.
When should you phone us?
Call (678) 344-8900 if symptoms are changing, if a new result worries you, or if a treatment is not doing what you hoped. Crown Pointe Way schedulers will book you with a urologist or physician assistant who sees this concern often.
What should you read next?
What else do patients ask?
Can Lawrenceville patients have imaging and procedures in one place?
Many can. Lab work, imaging and outpatient surgery all happen inside the Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center at 501 Crown Pointe Way, so fewer separate appointments are needed.
Which videos can help?
Watch on YouTube: #020 - Decoding PSMA PET / CT for Prostate CancerWhat the video covers: An episode of our podcast explaining the PSMA PET/CT scan, an imaging test used to look for prostate cancer in the body.
- Watch: DocTalk: Primary Care Physician & Urologist Discuss Prostate Cancer
- Watch: #020 - Decoding PSMA PET / CT for Prostate Cancer
These open on Advanced Urology's YouTube channel.
How do I book a visit?
Our Lawrenceville and Braselton clinicians look forward to talking this over with you, and our Oakwood office on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon.
Request an appointment at Advanced Urology in Lawrenceville or Braselton. (678) 344-8900 Book online