Treatment & Care

No one prostate cancer treatment is right for every man, but you’ve got plenty of options, from watchful waiting to hormone therapy to surgery.

Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Your doctor will consider many things when he recommends a prostate cancer treatment for you, including the stage of the disease, your age, and how healthy you are.
Treatments by Stage Matching the right treatment with your stage isn’t always cut and dried. You might benefit from a combination of a few different approaches.
Active Surveillance In some men, prostate cancer can grow so slowly they may never need treatment. But doctors still want to keep an eye on the cancer in case it gets worse. This approach is known as active surveillance or watchful waiting.
Radial Prostatectomy Radical prostatectomy is an operation to remove the prostate gland and tissues surrounding it.
Laparoscopic Surgery The word laparoscopy means to look inside the abdomen with a special camera or scope. Surgery performed with the aid of these cameras is known as keyhole, porthole, or minimally invasive surgery.
Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation, such as X-rays, to destroy cancer cells.
Hormone Therapy Hormone treatment (also called androgen deprivation therapy or androgen suppression therapy) removes, blocks, or adds hormones to treat prostate cancer.
How Chemotherapy Works Chemotherapy is the use of any one or combination of cancer-fighting drugs. It is prescribed in cases of recurrent or advanced prostate cancer that has not responded to hormone treatment.
Cryotherapy: What to Expect Cryotherapy uses extremely cold temperatures to freeze and destroy cancer tissue in the prostate.
Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Among the options for treating advanced prostate cancer are endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and Provenge.
Alternative Treatments Is it possible that remedies like herbs and dietary supplements might help treat or slow the progression of prostate cancer? Researchers continue to investigate.
Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Through clinical trials, researchers test the effects of new medications on volunteers with prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Specialists During prostate cancer treatment, you may see a urologist, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, or others.
Choosing Your Medical Team To receive the best care possible for prostate cancer, you should seek care from a multidisciplinary health-care team.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor At the doctor’s office, you might feel rushed and forget to ask questions that are important. It's a good idea to know what to ask beforehand and to take notes while you’re there.
Advanced Prostate Cancer FAQ Here are some questions you should ask your doctor if you're diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

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