The three experts and the person concerned can be reached on Wednesday, September 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. on the following extension numbers in the health department of the district administration office:
PD Dr. med. Andreas Jurczok: 07141 144-2021
Philipp Meißner: 07141 144-43239
Dr. Uschi Traub: 07141 144-41304
Michael Endress: 07141 144-42889
The first expert is PD Dr. med. Andreas Jurczok, Director of the Clinic for Urology at Ludwigsburg Hospital. He will be available to answer questions about prostate cancer, prevention and both proven and new treatment options.
Philipp Meißner is a senior physician at the Clinic for Urology at Ludwigsburg Hospital. He also answers questions about prostate cancer, prevention and both proven and new treatment options.
Dr. Uschi Traub is Head of Health Promotion and Health Planning at the Health Department of the Ludwigsburg District Office. She answers questions such as: Which cancer screenings are recommended for adults? At what age? For which types of cancer? What else can you do to reduce your cancer risk?
Michael Endress from the prostate cancer self-help group Prostatakrebs Bietigheim und Umgebung will also be taking part in the telephone campaign. The group has existed for 20 years and meets every second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. (except July, August and December) in the Enzpavillon in Bietigheim-Bissingen. Endress can be asked about personal experiences and the topics of PSA values, MRI costs, biopsy, Da Vinci surgery, "tumor conference" and rehab.
"Keyhole surgery" a focus of the Clinic for Urology at Ludwigsburg Hospital
The Urology Clinic at Ludwigsburg Hospital performs almost 2,500 operations a year. Around 4,600 patients are treated as outpatients and more than 2,500 as inpatients. This makes the clinic one of the largest urology clinics in Germany. Complex operations are performed, as well as all types of drug therapies including chemotherapy and immunotherapy. A particular focus of the Department of Urology is minimally invasive surgery ("keyhole surgery"). Since mid-2016, a robot-assisted surgical system has been used for prostate cancer, kidney tumors, bladder removal and reconstructive procedures. Another focus of the clinic is endoscopy, i.e. operations through the urethra. For this purpose, the clinic has modern thulium lasers for the enucleation of benign enlarged prostates and the removal of kidney and ureteral stones. State-of-the-art ultrasound equipment can be used to perform biopsies to diagnose prostate cancer. Senior physicians also supervise special consultation hours for urinary bladder emptying disorders, kidney stones and tumor diseases, to which the urologist can refer the patient.
