Robotic Surgery Is Milestone Advancement for Prostate Cancer Treatment

January 23, 2017

Robotic surgery has had a significant impact on patients with prostate cancer undergoing a prostatectomy.

Compared with open surgery, “the recovery time is much quicker than open surgery,” said David Albala, MD, in an interview with OncLive. “It is a minimally invasive procedure so there is less pain and less blood loss.”