Prostate Cancer Surgery: Even A Robot Can Do It, But Is That Necessary

Prostate Cancer Surgery: Even A Robot Can Do It, But Is That Necessary By Leonard Zwelling          It made the NY Times (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/robotic-surgery-for-prostate-cancer-may-offer-no-benefits-over-regular-surgery/?_r=0). In an article published in The Lancet (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30592-X/fulltext) surgeons in Australia and New Zealand have reported that for patients with early stage prostate cancer who opt for surgery as initial therapy, the …

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