How is prostate cancer treated?

How is prostate cancer treated?

Treatment options for prostate cancer include:

• Surgery to remove the prostate (such as a robotic prostatectomy).
• Radiation therapy (external radiation therapy).
• Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy).
• High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).
• Cryotherapy (using extreme cold to freeze off cancerous tissue).
• Hormone treatment, also called androgen suppression therapy.
• Chemotherapy.

You may continue to have PSA level tests during and after prostate cancer treatment. These tests check that the treatment is working.