Donald Sonn
One of the specialties of Donald Sonn, longtime Urologic Surgeon at the Urology Group of Western New England, is the use of
robotic surgery, via the state of the art da Vinci system, for Prostate Cancer. Well-educated and with over 17 years of medical experience, Sonn continues to use this advanced medical tool to provide patients with prostate cancer the expert treatment and care they deserve.
Prostate Cancer, as Donald Sonn knows, consists of malignant cells that form within the tissues of the prostate. One of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancers in men (1 in 6 will be diagnosed over the course of a lifetime), prostate cancer isn’t an easy condition for patients, though through advanced screening, awareness and early diagnosis, most of these cancers can be localized and treated before they begin the spread elsewhere.
Donald Sonn and the Urology Group of Western New England team understand the
most effective treatment options for prostate cancer, as well as how such things as the cancer’s stage, the age of the patient, the Gleason score and the patient’s general health all help the physician to determine what each patient’s most effective treatment options really are. When the physician believes that the cancer has been localized, there are five common options for treatment, including:
- Cancerous prostate removal
- Cancerous prostate radiation, which can be performed through radioactive seed implants (Brachytherapy) or through external radiation
- Cancerous prostate freezing, or cryotherapy
- Non-Curative Hormonal therapy, which is performed in conjunction with either cryotherapy or radiation
- Observation
As Donald Sonn knows, patients who are facing a serious illness, such as prostate cancer, often look to experimental or alternative treatment options, hoping to with control or eliminate the disease. One such alternative, which currently exists outside the US, is HIFU, or High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound.
Lucinda Stawel
