by Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS Laparoscopic, robot-assisted surgery has grown dramatically, increasing more than 400 percent in the United States between 2007 and 2011. About 1,400 da Vinci systems, which cost $1.5 million to $2.5 million each, have been purchased by hospitals, according to the manufacturer of the da Vinci unit. A recent article in [...]

September is the official Prostate Cancer Awareness month, however November has become equally if not more effective in driving the message home thanks to the Movember movement. Millions of men worldwide (known as Mo Bros) will start the month clean-shaven and then grow a mustache to raise awareness, fund research and combat men’s health related [...]

by Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS An estimated 240,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in America this year. Hospitals and physicians are always searching for the ultimate treatment for a cure, favorable disease-free survival intervals, decreased patient morbidity, and a reduced risk of secondary cancers and other harmful side effects. Innovative changes have included [...]

by:  Arnold C. Cinman, MD, FACS “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” Ben Franklin. Modern medical knowledge clearly shows that there is a gender disparity in life expectancy, morbidity, disability and health risk behavior. Men live shorter lifespans than women and die more often of 12 of the 15 most common [...]

In his over 30 years of experience as a practicing urologist, Dr. Dudley Seth Danoff has learned that most men (and women) know very little about the penis and how it functions. When men have problems in the bedroom, they assume the cause is medical and worry that the issue is permanent. The truth is [...]

International expert, urologist, and author available for comments, information, and suggestions regarding National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month MYTH:   All men who have prostate cancer will have erectile dysfunction forever. This is just one of the myths that surround the often uncomfortable subject of prostate cancer.  "Prostate cancer is not the kiss of death for your sex [...]

by Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS A study recently published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine noted that prescriptions given to men 40 and older for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) increased by 300 percent between the years 2001 and 2011. An even more astonishing fact? About one-fourth of the men involved had not received a [...]

By Matthew Bui, MD, PhDEveryone will agree that medical services are going through changes that could have a dramatic impact on how each of us receives health care. The Affordable Care Act will change the focus of health care delivery to “one-size fits all” medicine by using a statistical approach to medical decision making. Medical [...]