Different kinds of doctors and other health care professionals manage prostate health. They can help you find the best care, answer your questions, and address your concerns. These health care professionals include:

• Family doctors and internists
• Physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs)
• Urologists, who are experts in diseases of the male reproductive and urinary tract systems
• Urologic oncologists, who are experts in treating cancers of the male urinary and reproductive systems such as prostate cancer
• Radiation oncologists, who use radiation therapy to kill cancer cells
• Medical oncologists, who treat cancers with medications such as hormone treatments and chemotherapy
• Pathologists, who are doctors who find diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope

View these professionals as your partners--expert advisors and helpers in your health care. Talking openly with your doctors can help you learn more about your prostate changes and the tests to expect.

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