>> FATHER’S DAY IS TOMORROW IN JUNE IS ALSO MEN’S HEALTH MONTH. WELL, ONE STUDY SHOWS
THAT MORE THAN HALF OF MEN
HAVE NOT SEEN A DOCTOR IN MORE
THAN A YEAR, EVEN THOUGH 40%
OF THEM HAD AT LEAST ONE
CHRONIC CONDITION. WELL,
DOCTOR, CHANDLER, DORA, A
UROLOGIST WITH MAYO CLINIC,
JOINS US LIVE VIA ZOOM THIS
MORNING. SO FIRST OFF, GOOD
MORNING. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. AND EARLY HAPPY
FATHER’S DAY TO ALL THE DADS
OUT THERE.
>> DOGS AND OR TELL ME WHAT
ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON
ISSUES YOU SEE, ESPECIALLY,
YOU KNOW, AND A LOT OF
FATHERS.
>> AS A UROLOGIST, I WOULD SAY
THE MOST COMMON ISSUES I C E R
A. ISSUES RELATED THE
PROSTATE, EITHER PROSTATE
ENLARGEMENT OR PROSTATE
CANCER.
>> AND WE PROSECUTE. UNSER IS
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
CANCERS. ASIDE FROM SKIN
CANCER IN MEN. WHAT ARE SOME
OF THOSE SIGNS? WHAT SHOULD
MEN LOOK OUT FOR AND REALLY BE
AWARE ABOUT?
>> WELL, I WOULD AND CERTAINLY
NEED TO ENGAGE PROSTATE CANCER
SCREENING. AND THAT WAS A SAD
STATISTIC. E SHOW THAT 55% OF
HAVE NOT A DOCTOR IN THE LAST
YEAR, THE GUIDELINES OF CHANGE
TO OVER THE PAST 10 TO 15
YEARS. AND CURRENTLY WE
RECOMMEND FOR A MAN BETWEEN
THE AGES OF 55 69 THAT THEY
HAVE A PSA BLOOD TEST, AT
LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR.
>> AND HOW CAN YOU TELL THE
DIFFERENCE OF WHETHER IT’S
PROSTATE CANCER, MAYBE EVEN AN
ENLARGED PROSTATE. INSTEAD.
>> WELL, THAT THAT’S WHERE WE
COME IN AS AS A UROLOGIST AND
OUR JOB IS TO THE BALANCE
RISKS AND BENEFITS FOR FOR
PATIENCE YOU KNOW, THE THE
BEST WAY TO TELL WHETHER IT’S
CANCER OR BENIGN. ENLARGEMENT
OF THE PROSTATE IS TO SEE A
UROLOGIST AND ALLOW US TO
GUIDE YOU THROUGH THAT
PROCESS.
>> AND THERE’S A RECENT STUDY
THAT FOUND THAT DRINKING MEL
COULD INCREASE YOUR RISK OF
PROSTATE CANCER. IS THAT TRUE
AND DOES IS THIS RELEVANT FOR
ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS?
>> WELL, WHAT WE’VE SEEN FROM
LARGE A POPULATION WILL
STUDIES IS THAT CERTAINLY THE
HIGHER THE FAT CONTENT IN IN
THE THE HIGHER THE RATES OF
PROSTATE CANCER ARE SO THAT
THAT MAY BE THE COMMON THREAD
IS IT’S GOOD TO RELATIVELY LOW
FAT DIET.
>> WOW. SO IN ADDITION TO A
LOW FAT DIET, WHAT ARE SOME
LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT YOU YOU
RECOMMEND FOR? YOU KNOW, THE
AVERAGE DAD AND JUST MAN WHO
WANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL
HEALTH.
>> GENERALLY, WE SAY THAT
WHAT’S WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE FOR
THE HEART IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE
PROSTATE. SO CERTAINLY A A A
DIET LOW IN FAT, CERTAINLY
KEEPING YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR
RISK UNDER CONTROL, LIKE YOUR
BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD SUGAR.
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT HELP
PROSTATE HEALTH AS WELL.
>> AND DOCTOR DOOR, I’M SURE
AS YOU IT’S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO
GET A MAN TO THE DOCTOR’S
OFFICE A LOT OF TIMES THE
WIFE, IT’S THE, YOU KNOW, THE
SISTER NOT THE MOM FORCING
THEM TO GO GET CHECKED. HOW
CAN YOU MAKE MEN FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW,
MAKING SURE THEY’RE CHECKED
AND GETTING THAT PROSTATE
EXAM?
>> WELL, YOU’RE YOU’RE RIGHT,
OFTEN PROCRASTINATOR GOING TO
THE DOCTOR UNTIL THEIR
CONDITION OFTEN UNBEARABLE.
AND WE WE SEE THAT A LOT AS
WELL. YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT THE BEST ADVICE I CAN
GIVE IS THAT WE’RE HERE TO
HELP YOU. AND WE HAVE
GUIDELINES IN PLACE TO HELP US
GET THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR
PATIENTS ALSO WERE VERY
ACCUSTOMED A MAN WHO ARE
APPREHENSIVE ARE AFRAID OF
THEIR VISITS AND WE’RE NOT
GOING TO HURT. YOU WERE HERE
TO HELP YOU. WE’LL HAVE A
THOROUGH DISCUSSION BEFORE ANY
PROCEDURES OR ANYTHING WE DO
TO YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE HERE TO
HELP YOU AN EXCELLENT, A
MESSAGE TO AND ON THAT NOTE,
WE’LL THANK YOU SO MUCH DOCTOR
DOOR FOR JOINING US IS GOING
TO BE SO HELPFUL TO SO MANY OF
THE DADS OUT THERE WHO REALLY
NEED THIS HEALTH CHECK AND,