Our Mission

Our patients share a story that is all too common ....

It begins innocent enough as you visit your family doctor for your yearly physical.  After taking blood work, the office informs you that ‘some lab result’ called a PSA is ‘high’ and refer you to an urologist.  The urologist states that you require a prostate biopsy to rule out a possible Cancer of the prostate.  After the procedure, and much anxious waiting, the doctor informs you that the pathologist found evidence of Cancer.  You are matter-of-factly informed (albeit with good intentions by the surgeon) of this fact and often scheduled for prostate surgery (most often a radical prostectomy).
 
Most patients go along with the medical systems suggestion while a minority step back to educate themselves and enter a phase of research and contemplation.  It begins with learning just where and what the function is of the prostate.  They reassess the surgical consequences and potential side effects.  Afterwards, patients often begin to reconsider these procedures. While speaking these issues over with their partner, friends, and their family, patients often decide to search out another opinion.

This second opinion often is (are) in the form of a book, article, and website.  They are often written by educated laymen or physicians again with the best of intentions.  They often educate the patient in not only ways to potentially stop and turn around the cancer. Most important however is the crucial point that Prostate Cancer is not always an immediate concern.  They recognize that, depending upon the individual situation, most men have a significant window of opportunity to correct this problem before ever needing to revisit their surgeon.

At this point, many patients may feel a little more than confused, sometimes “like a ball in play at table-tennis” between radical ideologies in treatment.  What is needed is some clarity and an overall assessment of your individual risks and situation.  So are information and explanation for each treatment option that you and your family have perhaps considered.  Most importantly, if a natural alternative is pursued, how much time is available in their window of opportunity and how is this monitored?

Patients who have related to the above story - a situation mirrored by thousands of men yearly - typically search for answers.  A true integrative approach is most often needed in this case.