Urologist at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, Dr Jamie Reynolds attributes this rise in part to more men being proactive about their prostate health.
“Increased awareness of prostate cancer in the community through social media platforms is likely contributing to more men seeing their GPs for PSA testing,” Dr Reynolds said.
Highly experienced in the management of prostate cancer and robot-assisted surgery, Dr Reynolds also believes updates to guidelines and reference ranges for PSA testing are playing a role.
“Prostate MRI has been the most important development I have seen in my career with respect to the diagnosis of prostate cancer,” he said. “In the past we performed random biopsies of the whole prostate but with MRI, we can target lesions in the prostate that are more likely to contain prostate cancer.”
With respect to treatment for prostate cancer, Dr Hussey said he’s witnessed a complete reversal in attitudes from specialists.
For patients who do require surgical treatment for prostate cancer, robot-assisted technology has greatly improved outcomes. Urologist at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, Dr William Bowes recently performed the hospital’s 1000th robotic surgery case, a robotic-assisted prostatectomy.
A urologist committed to providing comprehensive patient-centred care that employs up-to-date minimally invasive treatment, he said the technology leads to fewer complications.
