BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY 

We are proud to announce that First Dayton Cancer Care is bringing CyberKnife Radiosurgery to Southwest Ohio.

Construction has begun on our new treatment room that will house the CyberKnife.  The goal is to have construction done by the end of the year and to start  treating patients in February 2012!! 

The Cyberknife Radiosurgery system is the world's first and only Radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy.  Using image guided technology and computer controlled robotics, the CyberKnife system is designed to continually track, detect and correct for tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment.  Because of its extreme precision, the CyberKnife does not require invasive head or body frames to stabilize patient movement, vastly increasing the system's flexibility.

Stayed tuned over the next few months to learn more about the many wonderful facts of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery System.

From Dr. Ed's Script Pad  

5 TREATMENTS OR 45?

IT'S YOUR CHOICE 

With the CyberKnife - coming to First Dayton Cancer Care in early 2012 - some prostate cancer patients will have 5 treatments in 1 week versus 45treatments over 9 weeks.  

Recent clinical breakthroughs in cancer biology showed that prostate cancer patients are better treated with hypo-fractionated radiation (shorter treatments at a higher dose of radiation). Studies from Stanford University showed that biochemical progression free survival was 93% at 5 years.  The PSA rates were much lower than with long course treatments. Men were back to their lives much quicker.  And toxicity was less than with conventional radiation resulting in fewer side effects.

The CyberKnife System's treatment accuracy is unrivaled. Its ability to treat tumors with pin-point accuracy is unmatched by other radiation therapy and radiosurgery systems. The CyberKnife System can essentially "paint" the tumor with radiation allowing it to precisely deliver treatment to the tumor alone, sparing surrounding healthy tissue such as the bladder and rectum. Therefore providing a better quality of life.

CyberKnife delivers stereotactic radiosurgery, not conventional radiation therapy.  In fact, prostate stereotactic radiosurgery was based on the scientific principles underlying the effectiveness of HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer, a procedure we pioneered here and have been delivering since 2003 on an outpatient basis.

Prostate cancer patients in Southwest Ohio deserve better!  Like leading edge treatments with Cyberknife. 

Let's Talk About.....

Prostate Cancer

It is the cancer no one wants to talk about; but 1 in 6 men will get it. 33,720 American Men will die from it this year alone.  It is second only to lung cancer for death in male cancer patients.

Yet more men will wear pink ribbons in October than will wear blue ribbons in September. Pink ribbons have raised awareness of breast cancer and saved lives. Men need to follow suit and have open conversations about prostate health. 

Talk to men in your life about simple screenings that should begin at age 50. A PSA blood test and a digital rectal exam are the two best detection tools. If there is a strong family history or symptoms, these screenings should begin earlier.

When asked what the number one thing about prostate cancer health no one talks about, Jo our registered oncology nurse says, "Research is showing that obesity plays a larger role in prostate cancer than previously believed. Prostate cancer can be hormone driven and body fat changes hormone levels. All of the healthy tips you know for a healthy heart will also take care of your prostate. Control your cholesterol, blood pressure, weight and fat intake. Limit your sodium, tobacco and alcohol use."

These are all the same tips you have been told by your grandmother, your mother, your physicians and every television doctor for years. And they are all good for your heart AND for your prostate. If you are a prostate cancer survivor, these same rules of healthy living need to be followed for continued health. These healthy living concepts could prevent recurrence.

If you have had cancer in a different part of the body, you are not immune to prostate cancer. You need to have your screenings done regularly like everyone else. 

Talk about prostate cancer. 

Every man is born with one - let's keep them healthy.