Austin CyberKnife, a department of University Medical Center Brackenridge, treats patients with a nonsurgical method called stereotactic radiosurgery. Learn more about the treatment process and call (512) 324-8060 to find out if CyberKnife® treatment is right for you.

1. Prostate
Cancer
Preven-on
Prostate
cancer
is
one
of
the
most
common
cancers
in
American
men.
Learn
all
you
can
about
your
personal
risk
and
taking
steps
for
preven-on.
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Please
note:
We
encourage
consumers
to
thoroughly
review
and
understand
all
treatment
op8ons.
The
informa8on
presented
here
is
not
all-­‐inclusive.
Rather,
it
represents
a
star8ng
point
to
learn
more
about
medical
condi8ons
and
treatment
op8ons.
This
is
not
intended
as
a
subs8tute
for
medical
advice
from
your
professional
healthcare
provider.
Contact
your
professional
healthcare
provider
to
find
out
if
CyberKnife®
treatment
is
right
for
you.
Sources:
American
Cancer
Society

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Prostate
Cancer:
By
the
Numbers
• Prostate
cancer
is
the
second
leading
cause
of
cancer
death
in
American
men,
behind
only
lung
cancer
• The
American
Cancer
Society
es-mates
about
233,000
new
cases
of
prostate
cancer
in
2014
• About
1
in
7
men
will
be
diagnosed
with
prostate
cancer
during
his
life-me
• About
6
in
10
cases
of
prostate
cancer
are
diagnosed
in
men
aged
65
or
older,
and
it
is
rare
before
age
40
• There
are
more
than
2.5
million
prostate
cancer
survivors
in
the
United
States

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Prostate
Cancer
Risk
Factors
• Are
you
older
than
50?
• Do
you
have
a
father,
brother
or
son
who
was
diagnosed
with
prostate
cancer
before
they
were
65?
• Do
you
eat
a
lot
of
red
meat
or
high-­‐fat
dairy
products?
• Are
you
overweight?

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Prostate
Cancer
Risk
Reduc-on
• Eat
plenty
of
fruits,
vegetables
and
whole
grains
• Limit
your
intake
of
red
meat
(beef,
pork
or
lamb),
especially
high
fat
or
processed
meats
like
deli
meat,
hot
dogs
and
bacon
• Get
to
and
stay
at
a
healthy
weight
• Be
physically
ac-ve
• Get
sufficient
vitamin
D
-­‐
The
American
Cancer
Society
states
that
recent
studies
found
that
men
with
high
levels
of
vitamin
D
seem
to
have
a
lower
risk
of
developing
more
lethal
forms
of
prostate
cancer
• Avoid
smoking
and
limit
alcohol
intake
• Stay
current
on
annual
examina-ons
and
talk
to
your
doctor
about
your
personal
risk

6. About
Aus-n
CyberKnife
CyberKnife®
treats
pa-ents
through
a
process
called
stereotac-c
radiosurgery,
a
nonsurgical
method
of
trea-ng
tumors
with
high-­‐dose
radia-on
precisely
aimed
from
different
angles.
Aus-n
CyberKnife
is
a
department
of
University
Medical
Center
Brackenridge,
a
member
of
the
Seton
Healthcare
Family.
It
was
the
first
in
the
central
Texas
region
to
offer
CyberKnife
treatment,
giving
our
physicians
the
most
experience
trea-ng
pa-ents
with
this
technology
in
the
area.
For
more
informa-on
about
cancer
treatment
at
Aus-n
CyberKnife,
visit
www.Aus-nCyberknife.com.
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