With every passing year, we see new technologies emerge to equip urologists with better tools for combating prostate cancer. This year's annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Chicago was no exception! We are excited to take you behind the scenes today for a closer look at some of the new and upcoming technologies for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer.

 

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers. But it is also one that has seen remarkable progress in technology. Dr. Pohlman has had first-hand experience of how innovative developments in diagnosis and treatment have revolutionized how this disease gets treated. For today's episode, he interviews Dr. Amit Vohra, the President and CEO of Promaxo, Michael Waidler, the Area Business Director for Palette Life Sciences, and Dr. Fernando Bianco, from the Urology Specialist Group, in Miami Lakes, Florida, at the AUA meeting this year, about the latest technologies in the prostate cancer arena.

Sit back, relax, and get ready to be amazed by what's available right now for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer!

Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation.

Show highlights:

• At Promaxo, they are commercializing a portable office-based MRI for doing interventions of prostate biopsies in addition to treatments.

• What makes Promaxo unique when compared with other available technologies?

• Dr. Pohlman will now offer the Promaxo technology to patients in his practice. He explains how it works.

• Dr. Pohlman talks to Michael Waidler from Palette Life Sciences about a new rectal spacer to help protect healthy tissue from radiation beam exposure and reduce the long-term side effects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

• What makes Barrigel unique from a urologist and patient perspective?

• What do rectal spacers do?

• The advantage Barrigel has over other rectal spacers.

• Dr. Fernando Bianco highlights the benefits of targeted therapy versus active surveillance.

Innovation drives progress! The advancements in prostate cancer technology are a true testament to that. Today's glimpse into the AUA annual meeting has only scratched the surface of what is to come. So, subscribe to our podcast to stay up-to-date on the latest prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment developments, and don't forget to tune in to our next episode, which will be Part Two from the AUA annual meeting in Chicago, where we will explore the exciting new technology for men with an enlarged prostate or BPH. Thanks for joining us, and see you next time!

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