New therapy: Add prostate cancer screening to your New Year resolutions

Robotic surgery is the most advanced option not yet broadly available, though outcomes with existing methods remain comparable.

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Prostate is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, particularly with advancing age. According to Dr Ahmed Komen, a clinical and radiation oncologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, the disease begins in the prostate gland when cells start multiplying uncontrollably.

“Cancer is abnormal multiplying cells. When it originates from the prostate gland, it is called prostate cancer,” he explains.

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