Essays
How I think through the hard decisions.
Essays
Active surveillance · 5 min read
When to watch and when to treat
Some prostate cancers need treatment. Many low-risk ones do not. A large part of my work in clinic is helping a man believe the second sentence when it applies to him.
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Focal therapy · 5 min read
Focal therapy or surgery?
Men often arrive having read about a treatment that destroys only the tumor and leaves the rest of the prostate alone. I offer focal therapy. I also spend much of each consultation explaining where it stands in the evidence.
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Robotic prostatectomy · 5 min read
Nerve sparing and honest expectations
Before a prostatectomy, nearly every man asks some version of the same question. Will I still work afterward? He deserves an answer that is careful, specific, and true.
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This is one surgeon's perspective, written for general education. It is not advice for any individual. Decisions about your care belong in a conversation with your own doctors.
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Dr. Khandekar sees new and returning patients across the University of Miami Health System and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- SoLé Mia, North Miami
- Sylvester at Plantation
- Sylvester Main, Miami