Active surveillance an option for some men with prostate cancer

Published: Jan. 6, 2016, 3:28 p.m.

b'Rakesh Khanna, MD is interviewed for Upstate\'s weekly talk radio show, HealthLink on Air. Rakesh Khanna, MD is interviewed for Upstate\'s weekly talk radio show, HealthLink on Air. Men with prostate cancer are often advised to hold off on radical treatment to see whether they can maintain a normal life while a doctor monitors the disease. This strategy of \\u201cactive surveillance\\u201d involves testing and exams, says Upstate urologist Men with prostate cancer are often advised to hold off on radical treatment to see whether they can maintain a normal life while a doctor monitors the disease. This strategy of \\u201cactive surveillance\\u201d involves testing and exams, says Upstate urologist Rakesh Khanna, MD Rakesh Khanna, MD, and a less aggressive variation is called \\u201cwatchful waiting.\\u201d Both aim to avoid the incontinence and impotence that can result from surgery or radiation treatment, says Khanna, who also explains the promise and limitations of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing to screen for prostate cancer., and a less aggressive variation is called \\u201cwatchful waiting.\\u201d Both aim to avoid the incontinence and impotence that can result from surgery or radiation treatment, says Khanna, who also explains the promise and limitations of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing to screen for prostate cancer.'