The most common symptom of prostate cancer is no symptom. By the time you experience symptoms of prostate cancer, the disease has progressed to the point where local therapy is no longer possible.
PSA Testing Part 1
Is screening right for you? Testing results provide information that allows patients in consultation with their doctors to choose what is right for them.
PSA Testing Part 2
Is screening right for you? Testing results provide information that allows patients in consultation with their doctors to choose what is right for them.
How Many Men Does Prostate Cancer Affect Each Year?
Prostate cancer affects about a quarter of a million men every year. It does not only affect older men.
Age Recommendation for Prostate Screening
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men.” High risk men should be screened around age 40; everybody else should consider screening at age 50.
Positive Prostate Biopsies Increasing
Deepak A. Kapoor, MD and colleagues analyzed prostate biopsy pathology data from 2005 to 2011. Results showed that positive prostate biopsies increased. Please click on the following link to read the story. Read full article.
Dr. Paul A. Peller Honored at St. Joseph Hospital’s Casino Night Gala
The Gala recognized Dr. Peller, an AUCNY physician and Medical Staff President at St. Joseph Hospital, for his support, dedication and service to the hospital. “Ensuring that my patients receive high quality care is always my number one priority, and I am proud to be a part of organizations like St. Joseph and AUCNY that […]
Dr. Marc Schumer Discusses Overactive Bladder Diagnosis and Treatment in Newsday
Dr. Marc Schumer, AUCNY- Amityville tells Newsday that overactive bladder is “a very treatable condition that people shouldn’t have to suffer with.” Many medical conditions can contribute to this diagnosis, so Schumer says “Give a very true and accurate explanation to your doctor about the severity, the timing of it and what factors make it […]
What You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer
Dr. Deepak Kapoor was recently interviewed on Hilary Topper’s blog talk radio. Want to hear it? Click here to listen.
Michael W. Kleeman, DO, FACS
Dr. Kleeman hails from Southern Maine. He completed medical school at the University of New England, in Biddeford, Maine in 2000 after undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Vermont. He completed his general surgery internship and Urology residency at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia in 2005. Following this, he completed an […]