Prostate cancer treatment
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will discuss your treatment options with you. These will depend on several factors, including to what extent your cancer has developed, your PSA levels, your age and your general health status.
Treatment options by stage
| Stage | Treatment options |
| Stage I/Localised (cancer found in the prostate only) | Watchful waiting Radiotherapy Radical prostatectomy Hormone therapy |
Stage II/Localised | Watchful waiting Radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy Radical prostatectomy with or without hormone therapy Hormone therapy |
Stage III/Locally advanced | External-beam radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy Hormone therapy Radical prostatectomy with or without hormone therapy Watchful waiting |
| Staged V/Advanced/metastatic (cancer has spread to other parts of the body) | Hormone therapy |
Recurrent | Radiotherapy Prostatectomy Chemotherapy Hormone therapy |
