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Originates in different parts of the reproductive tract. he is on to something. he thinks we should look in the blood for ovarian cancer. for prostate cancer we have a tool and we shouldnt do the prostate because it is leading to too many biopsies and surgery. since we used it. death has gone down 50 percent. and lets hear from our own dr. somati who is a top prostate surgery about what he thinks of the psa. >> the truth it psa is not the best test but that is all we have. we have the same issue...

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Need a follow-up surgery. >> this is based on a large population base coming from ontario, canada. this was done during the period of 1993 and 2006 so it really has nothing to do with whats going on in the last decade. i know the new invention with the technology and robotics. what they found was that if you have prostate surgery, you have about 5% chance of incontinence and later on, you might need other surgeries. bottom line is at the end of the day, i always tell the patients just like real ...

Doing really intricate teeny work you have little hand tremors, and it doesnt, it stead ies it. it can be much more precise. they are useful. especially pelvis, prostate surgery, surgery deep in the heart. jon: instead of the surgeon having to open up the entire chest cavity, you might be able to make a smaller incision, insert the robot and let the robot do the work. >> absolutely. you dont have to crack the chest as they call it which is one of the most painful parts of open heart surgery. you...

Is their training, that is involved and the conversation with less blood in the field, less side effects and quicker recoveries is more in the direction of prostate surgery. >> jamie: ill add to what you are saying. if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer and told to do cyber knife get a consultation at least on whether robotic is right for you. that is what im hearing from the experts. >> yes. it is important to talk to 2 or 3 people an find out what is best for you. we have superb techniques...

Donate money. i think weve crossed $5 million this month alone which for us, thats not big money for mitt romney but a lot of money for somebody like newt gingrich. were going to be very competitive. going on to nevada late tonight and well be campaigning in nevada. >> rick santorum is coming up next. you have a message for him? >> no. look, rick has got to do what he believes is essential. what i will say is the longer the conservatives are split, the more likely it is that we end up with a nom...

Men who have prostate cancer will have the option of undergoing a less invasive robotic surgery. you might have heard of that. a recent study shows that the treatment isnt living up to all the hype according to that one study. here to clear up some of the confusion is an expert on robotic prostate surgery, our own a team member, dr. david sumadi. how many robotic surgeries have you personally done? >> now, were almost close to 4,000 of these cases, you know, we were doing about 40 to 50 of these...

Problem. >> jamie: ask your doctor. >> eric: getting prostate surgery involves risks for patients but new research suggests the risk goes down if done at a specific hospital. a medical team will explain that, next. >> jamie: this woman going to extreme lengths to get plastic surgery at a cheap price, what was she thinking? the growing dangers of underground cosmetic surgeries, wait until you see the picture how it turned out. well show you, next.

Association and basically what we talked about over here is that when men go through prostate surgery, whether its radiation or surgery, there could be some effect of sexual dysfunction after the surgery and there should be more discussion between the doctor and the patient and their spouses. but the range goes from like 2% of function to like almost 80% and really im glad that this is out because now were talking about the fact that doctors should spend more time with their patients and that pa...

Theres decline. it is really bad. anyone who is unemployed says recession right now. >> when you are unemployed it is a depression. sit back and think about our economy. 1937 we had a huge down turn everyone started worrying about money and money supply and changingtheir tune and it changed how we felt if you look at our economy compared with 10 years ago. the ipad, iphone, kindle, amazon, google, gene targeted cancer therapy. radiation for prostate surgery, weve almost cured prostate cancer. te...