At your assessment visit
When you first come to our Centre you will probably have already had a prostate biopsy to confirm that you have prostate cancer and you will probably have been referred to us for an assessment to see if brachytherapy treatment is right for you.
At your first visit (your outpatient appointment) to the Centre:
- We will ask you questions about any previous illnesses, operations or medications so that we have your full medical history.
- We will ask you to complete a short questionnaire about your symptoms.
Click here to see the questionnaire you will be given. - You will need to have a comfortably full bladder when you arrive at the Centre as we will measure your urine flow rate when you are urinating.
- We will then scan your bladder to see if there is any urine left in it.
- You will have a digital rectal examination to assess the stage of your cancer
Click here to find out about the stages of prostate cancer - We will also want to know about the grade of or the Gleason score of your
prostate cancer.
Click here to find out about the grades of prostate cancer
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