Treatment options for prostate cancer can vary depending on the stage of the disease.
Treatment Options for Stage I Prostate Cancer
- Internal radiation therapy
- External radiation therapy
- Radical prostatectomy
- Watch and waiting
- Clinical trial may be available for high-intensity focused ultrasound, radiation therapy, and other treatments
Treatment Options for Stage II Prostate Cancer
- Radical prostatectomy
- Radiation therapy (internal and external)
- Watch and wait
- Implant radiation therpy
- Clinical trial with radiation therapy and hormone therapy,ultrasound-guided cryosurgery and other methods of treatment in clinical trials
Treatment Options for Stage III Prostate Cancer
- Externalradiation therapy with or without hormone therapy
- Hormone therapy
- Radical prostatectomy
- Watch and wait
- Radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or transurethral resection of the prostate as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer
- A clinical trial of radiation therapy, ultrasound-guided cryosurgery, or other methods of treatment.
Treatment Options for Stage IV Prostate Cancer
- Patient may want to consider clinical trials
- Hormone therapy
- Watch and wait
- Radical prstatectomy
- Clinical trial of chemotherapy
- Other methods in clinical trials
Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
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