How Prostate Staging Helps Your Doctor Evaluate Treatment Options
To help evaluate possible treatments, most cancers are staged by a doctor, or put into a category describing how far they have spread. While prostate cancer is generally a slower-growing disease, once it has spread outside the prostate, known as metastasized cancer, it quickly becomes dangerous. First it attacks the local lymph nodes. Then it [...]
The 4 Most Common Treatment Options for Cancer of the Prostate
Treatment for prostate cancer is highly variable and must take into account your age, how far your cancer has spread, and your own decisions. In general, your doctor will offer you several choices, most commonly surgical removal of the prostate, radiation treatment, and watchful waiting. Hormonal therapy is often considered for more advanced stages of [...]