Understanding What Comes After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Men
Jun 05, 2025
More than 313,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the United States. Prostate cancer survival rates have steadily improved in recent years thanks to early detection, effective treatments, and tailored, expert support from prostate cancer specialists like David B. Samadi, MD.
As a globally-renowned prostate cancer surgeon, Dr. Samadi brings the highest standard of customized care to his patients in New York City. Dr. Samadi aims to help you feel hopeful, not hopeless, when you entrust him with your care — starting with your diagnosis. So, what comes next? Let’s walk through the essential steps.
Not all prostate cancers are the same. Differences may sometimes be subtle, requiring a highly trained eye and extensive experience to verify the diagnosis.
If you've been diagnosed by your urologist, the next step should be verification from a doctor who specializes specifically in prostate cancer.
Dr. Samadi is the go-to prostate cancer expert in NYC, and many urologists send their patients to him for second opinions. After a comprehensive review of your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, Gleason score, cancer stage, and overall physical health, Dr. Samadi can explain what your diagnosis means and help you tackle the next step — treatment.
Age, prostate cancer grade, general health, and personal priorities all play a role in treatment options. Approaches include:
For low-risk, slow-growing prostate cancers, regular monitoring may be the best approach.
This minimally invasive robotic surgery removes the prostate (and the cancer) with high precision. Dr. Samadi is one of the world's foremost robotic prostatectomy experts, with more than 10,000 successful procedures.
He created the SMART (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique). It’s a groundbreaking way to harness the power of the da Vinci® robotic system to precisely remove all the cancer. Dr. Samadi designed SMART with two additional factors in mind: Restoring normal urinary and sexual function after surgery.
He has remarkable success rates: 89% of patients are free from prostate cancer after SMART surgery, 83% of patients reclaim sexual function, and it takes an average of a year to return to normal continence.
What does all this mean for you? Robotic surgery is easier than traditional open surgery, with a more comfortable recovery, and the very best odds of having a full, active, cancer-free life afterward.
Dr. Samadi recommends treatment case by case. In some situations, he may recommend radiation therapy to target cancer cells without surgery, hormone therapy to slow the cancer’s progression, or both.
Each treatment has unique benefits and potential side effects, especially in areas like urinary control, bowel function, and sexual health.
How important is preserving sexual function? Are you more concerned with minimizing downtime or side effects? Dr. Samadi understands that each man has different priorities.
He takes the time to discuss recovery timelines, long-term expectations, and what happens after treatment, so you’re well prepared for your next act: life without prostate cancer.
A prostate cancer diagnosis may feel like the end of something, but it’s a new beginning with the right care approach. You have choices, you have control, and you have an expert on your side with Dr. Samadi. Book your visit with Dr. Samadi in Midtown Manhattan or at St. Francis Hospital in East Hills, New York, today.