Prostate cancer

Legacy Prostate Cancer Center

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
1015 NW 22nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97210
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in the U.S. That's the bad news. The good news is that early detection and advanced technology have dramatically improved the success rate of prostate cancer treatment.

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At Legacy we offer a wide range of prostate cancer treatments, from precision radiation therapy to robotic-assisted surgery, provided by a remarkable team of specialists in oncology, urology, radiology and surgery.

If you do receive a diagnosis of cancer, please feel free to call our Oncology Nurse Navigators at 1-877-777-0112. They're specially trained registered nurses who guide and support you through the challenges of having cancer. And because we believe in treating the whole person, not just the disease, we also offer a full complement of support services that create a truly healing experience.

Our providers

Michael J. Kaempf, MD, Urologist
Bruce A. Lowe, MD, Urologist and Surgeon
Gregory B. McCoy, MD, Urologist
Kevin Oyama, MD, Pathologist
Mark F. Schray, MD, Radiation Oncologist
Robert Sheley, MD, Radiologist
Ralph E. Weinstein, MD, Oncologist
Oncology Nurse Navigators

Treatment options: surgery

• Traditional Surgery: Removing part of the prostate or prostate gland and nearby tissue
• Robotic Surgery: A very precise and less-invasive approach using the da Vinci® Surgical System 
• Cryosurgery: the use of extreme cold produced by liquid nitrogen or argon to destroy cancerous tissue  

Treatment options: radiation therapy

• Brachytherapy: Radioactive material is placed in the body in direct contact with the tumor
   
• Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): The radiation beam is customized to match the patient's anatomy and the shape of the tumor
   
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): Both the radiation beam and the amount of radiation are customized to the targeted area
   
• Novalis® Shaped Beam Surgery: the most precise targeting of radiation currently available  

Other treatment options

• Chemotherapy: Medication used to slow the growth of the cancer which has spread to other areas of the body
   
• Hormonal therapy: Reducing male hormones causes most prostate cancer to shrink or regress
   

• "Watchful Waiting:" Close monitoring, without active treatment, of early slow-growing cancer. This approach may be appropriate to avoid possible risks and side effects of other treatments, or when other serious medical conditions are present.