Randy and Rusty Coward are 46 year old identical twins from Victoria, Texas who recently shared a frightening medical diagnosis. When Rusty was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his brother Randy decided to get checked and found that he too had prostate cancer. The twins both underwent robotic prostatectomies - performed on the same day here in San Antonio at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital by surgeon Naveen Kella, M.D. Robotic surgery for prostate cancer results in smaller incisions and scarring, faster recovery, less blood loss and reduced chance of side effects like incontinence and impotence. Both Randy and Rusty have made complete recoveries.

September is Prostate Cancer Month. The twins wanted to share their story so that other men will know the symptoms of prostate cancer, the importance of getting a PSA test which can detect prostate cancer, and the treatment options like robotic surgery that are available today. For more information call 210-297-7005.

Dr. Naveen Kella is a member in good standing of the medical staff at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital. Physicians are independent contractors who are neither employees nor agents of St. Luke's Baptist Hospital or of Baptist Health System and, as a result, Baptist Health System is not responsible for the acts of Dr. Naveen Kella in his medical practice.