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Health Encyclopedia: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options By Staging And Grading

Treatment Options by Staging and Grading

Stages indicate the extent of the cancer:

Stage I and stage II cancer are considered early stage. The cancer is localized and has not spread outside the prostate gland.
Stage III, locally advanced cancer, means that the cancer has spread into the seminal vesicles (glands at the base of the bladder, which are connected to the prostate gland and help produce semen.)
Stage IV is advanced cancer. The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and other tissues or organ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Preserving Erectile Function During Prostate Cancer Treatment

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

I will now discuss why in some patients with prostate cancer, the nerves can readily be spared... Read more »

Urethral Strictures and Reconstruction

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola: My husband is experiencing problems urinating: pain, blood, pressure, etc. ... Read more »

Bleeding from the Penis: What Can Cause It?

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola, I underwent brachytherapy and HDR treatments for advanced prostate cancer 16... Read more »

Radiation Beam Therapy: Treating Prostate Cancer and Minimizing ED

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

When using radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer, the goal is to focus the radiation "beam"... Read more »

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Health Guide

Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

...Nonsurgical ProceduresInvestigators are testing radiation treatments that use a combination of neutrons and protons (mixed-beam) or proton beams rather than the standard proton radiation therapy.... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Prognosis

PrognosisProstate cancer is the most common male cancer in the U.S. Only lung cancer causes more cancer deaths in American men. The lifetime probability of developing prostate cancer is about 16%.... Read more »

Prostate Cancer: Highlights

Watchful Waiting Versus TreatmentThe debate continues over whether or not men diagnosed with low-grade local prostate cancer should delay treatment:A 2005 New England Journal of Medicine... Read more »

Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction: Impotence Causes

...cancer can damage nerves needed for erectile function. Prostate surgery and surgical and radiation treatments for prostate cancer can also cause impotence. A number of treatments for sexual... Read more »

Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments

Other TreatmentsAndrogen Suppression GuidelinesMale hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male secondary sex characteristics and stimulate prostate... Read more »

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