• Prostate Cancer - Treatment Options by Staging and Grading
• Highlights
• Introduction
• Risk Factors
• Prognosis
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis

Surgery

In men whose cancer is confined to the prostate, surgical resection (radical prostatectomy) offers the potential for cure. Cure rates from initial surgery in men with localized cancer are about 90%, depending on tumor stage, tumor grade, PSA levels, and overall health of the patient. Research suggests that surgery provides long-term cancer control. Most patients can consider themselves disease-free if their PSA levels remain undetectable 10 years after surgery.

Radical Prostatectomy

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