Lawrenceville & Braselton · Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer: will I need radiation after surgery?
Our Oakwood office on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon. For now, our Braselton team is glad to book your visit, while procedures take place at our Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center.
By Advanced Urology ·
What's the short answer?
Many men don't.
Radiation may be advised if PSA doesn't drop to near zero, starts rising, or if the tissue report shows cancer at the edges or outside the prostate.
Regular PSA checks guide that decision.
When should you see a urologist about this?
Keep up with PSA checks after surgery, and schedule a visit if it rises.
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?
What happens after I book online?
Our Gwinnett scheduling team confirms the time, notes your main concern and lets you know what paperwork, medication list and insurance card to have ready.
Do you see women for bladder and kidney concerns?
Yes. Lawrenceville women come to us for leaks, urgency, repeat infections, blood in the urine and kidney stones, and our physician assistants and urologists share that care.
Which videos can help?
Watch on YouTube: What is Elevated PSA and how Advanced treats itWhat the video covers: A look at what an elevated PSA means and how our practice approaches it.
- Watch: What is Elevated PSA and how Advanced treats it
- Watch: DocTalk: Primary Care Physician & Urologist Discuss 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.
Book a visit with Advanced Urology in Lawrenceville or Braselton today. (678) 344-8900 Book online