Prostate Cancer Treatment

Cancer Prostate Treatment Management:

• Active Surveillance
• Surgery
  Often uses Radical prostatectomy
• Radiation Therapy
• External beam radiation (IMRT)
• Brachytherapy
• High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
• Chemotherapy
• Oral chemotherapeutic drugs
  Often uses Temozolomide/TMZ
• Positron emission tomography
• Cryosurgery
• Hormonal therapy
• Cancer Prostate Combination Treatment
  Such as Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy

Cancer prostate treatment involving active surveillance, its monitoring for prostate cancer progress or symptoms. However, the treatment option is very depends on the stage of the disease, the Gleason score and the PSA level. Other important factors in treating prostate cancer are the man's age, his general health, and his feelings about potential treatments and their possible side effects. Because all treatments can have significant side effects, such as erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, treatment discussions often focus on balancing the goals of therapy with the risks of lifestyle alterations.

The prostate cancer treatment will change completely if cancer prostate has metastasis to other organ. So most doctors who treat prostate cancer use a variety of nomograms to predict the probability of spread. Prostate cancer treatment may done by active surveillance, HIFU, radiation therapy, cryosurgery, and surgery are generally offered to men whose cancer remains within the prostate. Hormonal therapy and chemotherapy are often reserved for disease which has spread beyond the prostate. However, there are exceptions: radiation therapy may be used for some advanced tumors, and hormonal therapy is used for some early stage tumors. Cryotherapy, hormonal therapy, and chemotherapy may also be offered if initial treatment fails and the cancer progresses.

Main Article: Prostate Cancer