A/Prof. Dixon Woon

Exciting times at Eastern Health with the arrival of the da Vinci Xi robot this week. Today we completed a robotic pyeloplasty. Thank you @drheathliddell @shomik_s’ s leaderships and supports from @devicetech @USANZUrology @easternhealthau. Looking forward to serve the community

I was very lucky to be able to perform the first Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy using the latest da Vinci dV5 robotic system in Australia at @Epworth Freemason today. Thank you our staff, Device Technology reps, Epworth medical foundation for the generous supports.

Breaking the stigma around penile cancer. Coverage continues following our recent media release, with the Daily Mail sharing Wayne Earle’s story and advocacy. USANZ Member, @DixonWoon reinforces the importance of early detection and seeking medical advice. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Proud moment and HUGE news from #EAU26: #PRIMARY2 shows PSMA PET/CT can safely halve prostate biopsies in men with equivocal MRI, avoiding biopsy in 49% without missing cancer. uroweb.org/news/scan-that…

Discussion #EAU26 about the future of cystectomy neoadjuvant treatment and radiotherapy in muscle invasive bladder cancer. Things are changing rapidly. With pCR rates >50% for EVP many patients will want to keep their bladders. An era of ‘EVP 1st and ask questions later’ maybe a reality soon. Generation of EVP bladder sparing data is a priority. @Uroweb @EUplatinum

MRI role #PCascreening Current evidence by @mrsprostate - less frequent biopsy - more csPCa diagnosed - less ciPCa - systematic biopsy not needed #eau26

The stigma of cancer. Men need to normalise the conversation about genital cancers. @USANZUrology smh.com.au/healthcare/i-d…

We have done 10 cases of 2-stage level 4 RCC cava thrombectomy for patients with or at risk of rare Budd-Chiari syndrome with very good results. Our work has been published in medical journals and now in Herald Sun. Happy Chinese new year to Mr. Yap. @USANZUrology @Uroweb

Very honoured to receive the Epworth Prostate Research Grant and the Epworth Doctor Grant. Thank you Epworth medical foundation for the generosity. @Epworth @USANZUrology

Thank you @peterchiu_uro’s invitation to present at the Hong Kong Urology association ASM 2025. Fantastic program, research, catering and value. Great to catchup with old friends and make new one. @USANZUrology @AustinUrology @UniMelb @MonashUni @Epworth @easternhealthau

Thank you @peterchiu_uro’s invitation to present at the Hong Kong Urology association ASM 2025. Fantastic contacts, research, catering and value. Great to catchup with old friends and make new one.

Would surgery add survival benefit to the systemic treatment in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer ? A new data highlights this; 👉Adding radical prostatectomy to best systemic therapy cut 5-yr cancer-specific mortality from 23% to 13% (HR 0.39, p=0.045). Early termination of study, OS benefit not statistically significant; 14% had major surgery complications. 👉Supports further efforts for local therapy + systemic treatment in oligomet prostate cancer. doi.org/10.1016/j.euru… @EUplatinum @OncoAlert @ONCOassist @APCCC_Lugano

@RenuEapen @Adam_Weiner535 Absolutely agree with you and Adam

Love this @Adam_Weiner535 Beautifully written!

We have completed our first Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection @Austin_Health. Patients potentially only need to stay overnight. Again we are thankful to have the Da Vinci Xi robotic system. Thank you Prof. Lawrentschuk’s proctoring and Prof. Damien Bolton’s support.

🚨Dietary Patterns in #ProstateCancer Prevention & Management🚨 ✅Systematic review in @EUplatinum 🌴🫒Plant-based, Mediterranean & anti-inflammatory diets ↓ progression & mortality ❌ Western & inflammatory diets ↑ risk 👏 @SFreedlandMD @stacyloeb @PCFnews @UrologyTimes @renalandurology @urotoday @CS_Urology 🔗shorturl.at/woIUR

Emerging PET tracers in RCC -—CA-IX, PSMA & sestamibi — high sensitivity/specificity for renal mass characterization & staging. Is this what the future holds in #kidneycancer ? Out now Weindler at al. @BMJ_Open bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/e0… #kcsm