Dr Karan Explores

The Prostate Cancer Warning Signs Men Should Know


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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but it often has no obvious symptoms.


In this episode, Dr Karan Rajan speaks with Professor Prabhakar Rajan, a urologist and prostate cancer specialist, about prostate cancer risk, PSA testing, MRI scans, treatment choices, testicular cancer, and why men often delay asking for help.


They discuss when urinary symptoms, blood in urine, persistent back pain, testicular lumps, and changes in sexual or urinary function should be checked. While also unpacking the controversy around PSA screening, overdiagnosis, active surveillance, robotic prostatectomy, focal therapy, radiotherapy, and the future of AI in prostate cancer diagnosis.


This is a practical, evidence-led conversation about men’s health, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, screening, stigma, and the questions men should feel able to ask their doctor.


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About Dr Karan:

Dr. Karan Rajan is a doctor, author, and educator dedicated to making health and medical science accessible to all. Through evidence-based analysis, he addresses topics such as gut health, brain health, and healthy lifestyle choices, while dispelling common medical myths with a touch of dark humor. His content provides reliable, research-driven insights designed to inform and empower viewers to better understand their health.


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00:00 Prostate cancer symptoms men should know

01:02 Meet Professor Prabhakar Rajan

02:00 Why prostate cancer can have no symptoms

05:28 Are we overtreating early prostate cancer?

06:31 Surgery, radiotherapy and active surveillance

07:51 How MRI changed prostate cancer diagnosis

08:30 Why men avoid prostate health conversations

10:24 Prostate cancer risk in Black men

13:00 PSA tests: useful, imperfect and controversial

21:56 Why treatment decisions must be personal

24:39 Questions to ask before prostate surgery

25:10 Active surveillance and focal therapy

26:20 Nerve-sparing prostatectomy explained

28:22 Sexual function after prostate surgery

30:06 Testicular cancer symptoms in young men

31:18 What to do if you find a testicular lump

34:17 How to check your testicles properly

38:05 Could AI help diagnose prostate cancer?

40:25 The one thing men should do for their health

41:02 Why men’s health needs better conversations


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