Prostate cancer treatment?

First question: Is whether treatment is necessary, depends on gleason score and psa. Treatment may not add value to you. Watchful waiting follows your psa #, rate of rise. If your gl >/= 7, psa > 10ng/ml, best option is radiotherapy, +/- anti-hormone. Get a few opinions. Do not act in haste.

Review options: Take time to review your options. Treatment options are based on risk category - low vs intermediate vs high vs metaatatic. Options include observation vs radiation therapy in different forms +/- androgen blockade vs surgical resection. Risks vary based on treatment. Meet with radiation oncologist and urologist. Ask a lot of questions. Visit cancer.Gov.

Variety of options: prostate cancer has a variety of options ranging from 1) surveillance where no active treatment is chosen and the cancer is watched 2)radiation therapy-3 options exist a)imrt b)seeds c)sbrt/cyberknife 3)prostatectomy 4) more experimental options such as hifu