Prostate Cancer Options

  Dear Henry Ford Doctors:
  I heard something briefly about a Prostate Cancer one time appointment process that you offer.  Can you tell me more? It sounds convenient. Do you have any literature? I have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and would like to get a second opinion. Thanks in advance for your help. Larry
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Dear Larry:
Below is the literature you requested. Please let us know if have any questions.
Options for Men with Prostate Cancer
Make an Informed Decision
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 8,000 men in Michigan will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. It is the most common cancer among men, but with early diagnosis and treatment, the outlook can be very favorable.
Our Prostate Cancer Options Program, conveniently located at the Henry Ford Medical Center in West Bloomfield, is a comprehensive program for men with prostate cancer and their families. Our goal is to deliver care that offers the greatest chance of success for each patient. We believe that the best way to achieve this goal is through a team approach that involves physicians in a variety of specialties at each step, from diagnosis to follow-up care.
Our staff is committed to helping you understand prostate cancer and your treatment options and supporting you and your family through treatment and beyond.
That is why the Josephine Ford Cancer Center developed the Prostate Cancer Options Program. We believe it is important that you understand all your treatment choices. The Prostate Cancer Options Program offers:
evaluation by experienced physicians;
state-of-the-art technology;
individualized treatment planning;
team of specialists that includes  a urologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, nurses and social workers;
the latest most effective treatments, and
follow-up care.

About Josephine Ford Cancer Center As a patient at the Josephine Ford Cancer
Center you are part of one of Michigan's largest cancer centers. Our doctors annually treat more than 3,000 men with prostate cancer and perform more than 300 surgeries to treat this disease.
The Josephine Ford Cancer Center is part of the Henry Ford Health System, the largest health system in the state. Our academic setting brings leading-edge clinical care in more than 100 specialties to patients at Henry Ford Hospital and our community medical centers.
One Visit Makes it Easy
For your convenience and peace-of-mind, the Prostate Cancer Options Program provides educational sessions and multiple appointments with different specialists, all during one visit. You and your family members are invited to participate in all aspects of the program.
Please plan to allow two to three hours for your visit. The Prostate Cancer Options Program begins with an educational session, led by a registered nurse, about prostate cancer and its treatment. Following this session, you will have separate appointments with several prostate cancer specialists for evaluation and treatment planning. They will discuss the different treatments with you in detail and make a recommendation based on your unique situation. During this process, you and your family are encouraged to ask questions and express any concerns you may have so that you can make an informed decision about your care.
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When you make your decision, nurses and social workers are available to assist you in scheduling your next appointment, provide pre-treatment instructions and answer any questions you may have. They also provide information about support groups for men with prostate cancer and phone numbers to call if you have additional questions before your scheduled treatment.
What to Bring to Your Appointment
If you are already a patient of the Henry Ford Health System, all of your medical records, including previous X-rays or laboratory test results, are available to your prostate cancer team.
If this is your first appointment within the Henry Ford Health System, please bring the following with you:
Biopsy slides and reports
X-rays
Related Medical records
Laboratory Test Results
Most Insurance Plans Accepted
Henry Ford Health System is dedicated to providing the highest quality most appropriate care at a reasonable cost to patients and third party payers.
We participate in more than 30 insurance and managed care plans. Below is a few of the plans we accept.

Ask your Urology Questions On-Line
Henry Ford Health System urologists invite you to have your questions about prostate cancer or other urology issues answered on-line through our Internet Urology Forum. This interactive forum, a project of Henry Ford Health System and Med Help International, brings you the latest medical information, directly from our physicians, explained in easily understood terms. Just E-mail your questions to our expert physicians, and they answer through the forum.
Look for us at http://www.medhelp.org
or http://www.henryfordhealth.org

Where to Find Us
Henry Ford Medical Center
at West Bloomfield
6777 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI  48322
How to Reach Us
The Prostate Cancer Options Program is offered every Wednesday - 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
To make an appointment for the Prostate Cancer Options Program at the Henry Ford Medical Center in West Bloomfield, please call 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at [phone].