Rapid Access PROSTATE Imaging & Diagnostics CLINIC
10 July 2024 2024-08-01 13:13Rapid Access PROSTATE Imaging & Diagnostics CLINIC
Our Approach to RAPID PROSTATE CLINIC
We understand that this may be a worrying and frustrating time. By decreasing time to consultation and diagnostic tests, we will be able to determine more quickly whether or not you have a problem that will require treatment.
What We Offer You with our RAPID Prostate Clinic
Personalized RAPID access to diagnostic tests to establish or confirm your diagnosis
Your condition will be reviewed within 2 weeks. Our program facilitates RAPID access to diagnostic tests such as Biomarker and Genetic Testing and Transperineal MRI fusion/systematic Prostate Biopsy. We also offer onsite Lifelabs Laboratory Services, Uroflowmetry/cystoscopy, and Urologic Ultrasound.
Latest Innovative Technologies and Treatment Protocols
Once a treatment plan has been established, we offer a full range of treatment options, including leading minimally invasive treatments that offer a quicker return to normal activities. Our patients have expedited access to state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence awarded programs, including REZUM Water Vapor Therapy for BPH and Nanonknife Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer.
Personalized Continuum of Care
Patients will be guided by our multidisciplinary team of dedicated Nurse Coordinators and subspecialty trained medical experts.
- Please note that a referral letter may be required before an appointment can be confirmed.
The RAPID PROSTATE CLINIC has been designed to reduce the time taken to investigate and diagnose:
- Why you have bothersome or worsening urinary symptoms
- High or concerning PSA test result(s)
- Abnormal findings on prostate ultrasound or MRI
- An abnormal feeling prostate examination
- Urinary retention with/without urinary catheter
- First degree family history of prostate cancer
- Second opinion on decision making for prostate treatment
You will undergo standardized Canadian Urological Association guideline evaluations. We also offer state of the art prostate investigations and treatments to include:
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
What is prostate cancer?
The prostate is a small walnut-shaped gland found in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is unique in that many prostate tumors do not spread quickly to other parts of the body. Even in cases where prostate cancer spreads, it can often be managed for a long time, allowing those even with advanced prostate cancer, to live with good health and quality of life for many years. An important part of managing prostate cancer is monitoring it for growth over time. Based on the pattern of growth, your doctor can decide the best available treatment options and when to give them.
How is prostate cancer graded?
Prostate cancer is given a grade called a Gleason score, which is the most common prostate cancer grading system used. The score is calculated based on how close the cancer tissue looks like healthy tissue when viewed under a microscope. Cancerous tumors that are less aggressive look more like healthy tissue. Whereas cancerous tumors that are more aggressive are likely to look very different from healthy tissue.
A pathologist, someone who looks at the cancerous cells under a microscope and does comparisons, will observe the cancer cells in the prostate and assign a score on a scale of 3 to 5. They do this for two sections of the prostate that have cancer growth. The cancer cells that look similar to healthy cells are given a low score. The cancer cells that look less like healthy cells are given a higher score. The two scores are added together to come up with the overall Gleason score, which falls between 6 and 10.
What are the current treatment options?
Currently, there are six main types of treatment options available for those with prostate cancer. They include:
Active Surveillance
When prostate cancer is not in the advanced stages or immediate treatment options are not yet necessary, active surveillance is suggested. This involves monitoring the cancer for signs that it is worsening. If the cancer is found to be worsening, then a more active treatment will begin, such as those listed below.
Surgery
Prostate cancer surgery involves the removal of the prostate gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes. The type of surgery depends on the stage of the disease, the man’s overall health, and other factors.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer is used to destroy the cancer cells with the use of high-energy rays. A radiation therapy regimen, or schedule, consists of a specific number of treatments given over a set period of time.
Focal Therapy
Focal therapies are considered less-invasive treatments. They can destroy small prostate tumors without treating the rest of the prostate. These treatments can use different forms of energy to destroy the cancer including heat, cold, or irreversible electroporation. This form of treatment is mostly for intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients.
Systemic Treatments
Systemic therapy is the use of medication to destroy cancer cells. This type of medication is given through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells throughout the body. Systemic therapies are generally prescribed by a medical oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating cancer with medication.
Testosterone Suppression Therapy
This form of treatment is based on lowering testosterone levels in the patient. Because prostate cancer growth is driven by male sex hormones called androgens, lowering levels of these hormones can help slow the growth of the cancer. The most common androgen is testosterone. Testosterone levels in the body can be lowered in a number of ways including surgical removal of the testicles or by taking drugs that turn off the function of the testicles.
REFERENCES：
- Cancer Facts & Statistics. American Cancer Society. https://cancerstatisticscenter.cancer.org/#!/cancer-site/Prostate. Published 2022. Accessed February 7, 2022
- Cancer Facts & Figures 2021. American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and figures/2021/cancer-facts-and-figures-2021.pdf. Accessed July 2021.
- Prostate Cancer. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Accessed November 2020 from https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/prostate-cancer
Our Centre
We offer a central location north of Toronto, conveniently located near Hwy 7 and Hwy 404 in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Treatments and consultations are performed on an outpatient basis in a new private, modern clinic setting with easy-to-access free underground/ surface parking with direct access by VIVA public transit or car. We are adjacent to hotel facilities (Sheraton Parkway Toronto, Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott, and Hilton Garden Inn) for our out-of-town patients and their families.
Our center is also fully accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Address
- 550 Hwy 7 Unit 317, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3Z4
Hours
- Mon-Fri 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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