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Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Yourprostatecancertreatmentoptionsdependonseveralfactors,suchashowfastyourcancerisgrowing,howmuchithasspread,andyouroverallhealth.Alsotakenintoaccountarethebenefitsandthepotentialsideeffectsofthetreatment.

ManydifferenttreatmentoptionsexistYouroptionsforprostatecancertreatmentmayinclude:• Openprostatectomy(oftenwithnerve-sparingtechniques)• Minimallyinvasivelaparoscopicroboticsurgery• Intensitymodulatedradiationtherapy(IMRT)• Protontherapy• Brachytherapy• Cryotherapy• Molecular-targetedtherapy• Vaccinetherapyandgenetherapy• Hormonetherapy• ActivesurveillanceTreatmentfactorsIfyouarediagnosedwithprostatecancer,yourdoctorwilldiscussthebestoptionstotreatit.Thisdependsonseveralfactors,including:• Yourageandgeneralhealth• Stageandgradeofcancer• Whetherthecancerhasspread• Sideeffectsoftreatment

Learnmoreat:https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/treating.html

TreatmentfactorscontinuedSomecancersgrowsoslowlythattreatmentmaynotbeneeded.Butsomegrowfastandarelife–threatening.YourhealthcareproviderwillreviewyourPSAlevel,Tstage,Gleasonscore,andbiopsyresults.Theresultsfromthesetestswillhelpyourhealthcareproviderpredictthelikelihoodofyourcancerprogressingorcomingback.Withallofthisinformationyouandyourhealthcareprovidershoulddecidethebesttreatmentoptionforyou.Whiletreatmentchoicesdiffer,eachyearmoremenaresurvivingprostatecancerandwinningbacktheirlives.Prostatecancercanbeamanageablediseaseifcaughtearlyandtreatedappropriately.Onceyouhavefinishedtreatmentitistimetothinkaboutanysideeffectsyoumayhave.It'salsotimetogoonwithyourlife.Talktoyourhealthcareprovideraboutanysideeffectsorproblemsyouhaveafteryourtreatment.Youandyourhealthcareprovidercandecidewhatwillbebestforyou.