Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center

Are you a male over the age of 50? Do you have a family history of Prostate Cancer? According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among men in the U.S. Fortunately for most men, their prostate cancer can be found early through a blood test called a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and a digital rectal exam. PSA is a protein made only by the prostate gland. This can be measured with a blood test. Advanced prostate cancer is when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Most often the cancer will spread to the bone, lymph nodes, and liver.

About The Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Clinic:
Dayton Physicians Network’s Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center is focused solely on you and your family. We are here to help you understand the unique challenges that go along with your Prostate cancer diagnosis and to partner with you in your cancer journey

Our Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center offers services at our Miami Valley Hospital South and Miami Valley Hospital North Urology Locations. This center is composed of Urology, Oncology, Radiation oncology, and a nurse navigator all working together to bring the best possible, personalized precision cancer care to you. Our physician champions, David Key, MD and Mark Monsour, MD are experts in the prostate cancer field and will bring you the latest in prostate cancer treatment. The nurse navigator guides patients through their prostate cancer journey by offering education, resources, and advocating for all patients.

Our Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center is available to provide personalized precision prostate cancer care. The personalized precision care is derived from a shared decision making model with the patient, family, physicians, and navigators who look at the whole person and their values and goals for treatment of their cancer. We will utilize genetic testing, next generation scanning (PSMA PET/Pylarify) and targeted therapy as indicated.

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)- This is referred to as hormone therapy which helps men with prostate cancer control their disease and live longer by turning off the production of testosterone which stimulates the growth of prostate cancer cells.

Bone Health Agents- Medicines chosen that protects your bones to help prevent serous bone problems.

Immunotherapy- Personalized immunotherapy that activates the immune system to help fight advanced prostate cancer and has been proven to help certain men live longer.

Oral Oncolytic therapy- Used in combination with ADT to more aggressively treat your prostate cancer by delaying progression in prostate cancer that can be treated but not cured.

PARP inhibitors- The newest class of drugs approved for the treatment of certain castration-resistant prostate cancer with Germline or somatic HRR gene-mutations who have progressed following prior treatment with enzalutamide or abiraterone.

Radiopharmaceuticals- Used in the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer with symptomatic bone metastasis, lymph node metastatic disease, and visceral metastatic disease.

Chemotherapy- Working in conjunction with our medical oncologists, our clinic offers ambulatory chemotherapy at several locations convenient to you when the time is appropriate.

Radiation Therapy- Working in conjunction with our radiation oncologists, our clinic offers a wide variety of Radiation therapy, including palliative radiation to treat bone pain and other issues, when appropriate. We have several locations convenient to you when appropriate.

David Key, MD

David Key, MD
Physician Champion

Mark Monsour, MD

Mark Monsour, MD
Physician Champion

Joni D'Allessandris RN, OCN

Joni D'Allessandris RN, OCN
Advanced Prostate Cancer Nurse Navigator

Phone: 937-528-0330

E-mail: jdallessandris@daytonphysicians.com

Tracy Trout, RN, BSN

Tracy Trout, RN, BSN
Advanced Prostate Cancer Nurse Navigator

Phone: 937-531-1116

E-mail: ttrout@daytonphysicians.com

At age 82, I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in late 2015 and have been treated by Dayton Physicians since that time. I was transferred to Dr. David Key soon after treatment began. With careful treatment, the lesions found in various parts of my bones faded away. Although my cancer was not curable, It has been held at bay through injections and constant care, including exercise programs, dietary recommendations, and constant concern for my well being. Now at age 91, I have been leading an active, healthy life, thanks to the highly competent care of Dr. Key and his super nurse, Joni.

-Gerald

I have been seeing Dr. Key and Heather Shoup for treatment for prostate cancer for over 5 years and couldn't ask for a better team to take care of me. with their care and treatment my PSA has been at a good level for years. Thumbs up to the staff at Dayton Physicians Urology network!

-Andrew