Dr. Mark Scholz is a medical oncologist who specializes exclusively in the treatment of men with prostate cancer. Here, he answers patients' questions from our YouTube comments on the topics of newly diagnosed metastatic disease, finding a medical oncologist, monitoring after local treatment (whether PSA is sufficient or if patients should be having regular scans) and whether PSMA PET scans should be used at initial diagnosis to check for early development of metastases.

0:09 "I have been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer and my medical oncologist has told me that chemotherapy is not an option and that I should go on a clinical trial. I am concerned that the doctor is more interested in his research. How do I find another medical oncologist?" And what is the optimal treatment for men with newly diagnosed metastatic disease?

4:20 "How aggressively should I be checking for metastatic disease after treatment for localized disease? Should I be getting scans regularly?"

5:36 If a patient is on a secondgeneration antiandrogen, is PSA sufficient for monitoring?

6:12 Should PSMA PET scans be used at initial diagnosis to check for early metastases?

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