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Department of Urology at the Klinik am Ring successfully certified.

Cologne, November 3, 2009 - Men should start seeing a urologist for prostate cancer screening as early as age 40, according to the new guideline on early detection, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer recently presented by the German Society of Urology (DGU).

Interview with Dr. Stephan Neubauer and Dr. Pedram Derakhshani from the West German Prostate Center in Cologne.

Modern laser procedures not only cause fewer side effects such as urethral strictures, incontinence and impotence but also prevent post-operative bleeding.

Modern medical treatment methods are booming in Germany. But not everything that is new has to be good. Time and again, drugs are withdrawn from the market due to severe side effects, and in many cases treating physicians are not familiar with modern methods. But especially with new therapies, success depends on the experience of the therapist.

"We can be justifiably proud," says Dr. Gregor Spira, senior physician and radiation therapist at the West German Prostate Center. In November 2006, the team of physicians consisting of radiation therapists and urologists performed the 1000th seed implantation in the treatment of localized prostate carcinoma, making it one of the largest implantation centers in Europe.

Results of a recent U.S. study question the strategy of "cautious waiting" in elderly patients with prostate cancer.

Cost-of-illness analysis proves: Long recovery times after total removal of the prostate cause high costs.

High-ranking experts join forces to form the "International Prostate Cancer Group".

Interview with Dr. Stephan Neubauer and Dr. Pedram Derakhshani from the West German Prostate Center in Cologne.

The Urology Department of the Klinik am Ring is one of the first centers in Germany to have the new state-of-the-art narrowband imaging system from Olympus for imaging the bladder mucosa.