PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT

• Active surveillance: For low-risk prostate cancer, active surveillance may be recommended. This involves monitoring the cancer with regular PSA tests, digital rectal exams, and biopsies, but not treating it right away.

• Surgery: Surgery involves removing the prostate gland and any cancerous tissue surrounding it. Surgery may be recommended for early-stage prostate cancer or when other treatment options have failed.

• Radiation therapy: This treatment may be used alone or in combination with other treatments, such as surgery or hormone therapy.

• Hormone therapy: Hormone therapy is used to block the production of testosterone, which can fuel the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy may be used alone or in combination with other treatments.

• Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be used for advanced prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

• Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. This treatment may be used for advanced prostate cancer.