Prostate cancer care in Manchester, New Hampshire
We're here with the specialized support and care that prostate cancer requires.
At Catholic Medical Center, our dedicated team uses advanced care practices to diagnose and treat your prostate cancer. We are proud to be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to offer robot-assisted surgery as a prostate cancer treatment.
Have cancer questions?
We can help. askSARAH is a dedicated, confidential helpline for your cancer-related questions. Our specially trained nurses are available 24/7.
We can help. askSARAH is a dedicated, confidential helpline for your cancer-related questions. Our specially trained nurses are available 24/7.
Symptoms of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer occurs most frequently in men who are at least 50 years old, and often causes no symptoms at first. If symptoms do occur, they can include:
- Blood in semen
- Blood in urine
- Bone pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Losing weight without trying
- Needing to urinate more than usual
- Slower than usual urine streams
Our prostate cancer treatments and services
Our compassionate specialists offer a full range of services to work towards stopping prostate cancer at the source.
Diagnosing prostate cancer
In men, the prostate gland sits below the bladder and in front of the rectum, making fluid that is part of semen. It also forms a ring around your urethra, the tube that carries urine out of your body. Prostate cancer happens when normal cells in your prostate gland change into abnormal cells and grow out of control.
Our doctors use a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and a rectal exam to check for prostate cancer. In a rectal exam, your doctor or nurse inserts a finger in your anus and up into your rectum. They then press on your rectum wall to feel for abnormal areas on your prostate.
If prostate cancer is suspected, your doctor will follow up with one or more tests, which may include:
- Biopsy — We take a small sample of tissue from your prostate and review the sample under a microscope to determine whether it contains cancer.
- Imaging tests — Tests, such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, capture images of the inside of your body and can show abnormal growths.
Minimally invasive surgery
Once we reach a diagnosis, the next step might be a minimally invasive surgical procedure. If you qualify for minimally invasive surgery, our surgeons typically perform a laparoscopic, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. We have been doing laparoscopic, robot-assisted radical prostatectomies since 2003. This technique offers many potential benefits, such as a shorter hospital stay and a faster recovery time.
About HCA Healthcare Sarah Cannon Cancer Network
Fighting cancer takes a team
HCA Healthcare Sarah Cannon Cancer Network delivers you exceptional cancer care through cutting-edge, specialized treatments, multidisciplinary collaboration and care that is tailored to you. Our teams of passionate caregivers and global oncology experts across the United States and United Kingdom offer services and expertise that extend across many types of cancer. Together with the full support of HCA Healthcare – a leading provider of cancer care and research – we’re with you and your family from diagnosis through survivorship.
askSARAH helpline
Have cancer questions? We can help. askSARAH is a dedicated helpline for your cancer-related questions. Our specially trained nurses are available 24/7, and all calls are confidential. Contact askSARAH at (844) 482-4812.