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Health Encyclopedia: Prostate Cancer Treatment Localized Prostate Cancer

Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer

Choosing the best treatment for localized prostate cancer (T1 or T2) is generally based on the patient's age, the stage and grade of the cancer, and the patient's knowledge and acceptance of the risks and benefits of each therapy.

Patients have three main options:

Surgery (radical prostatectomy or cryosurgery) removes the prostate gland. The vessels that carry semen and surrounding tissue may also be removed.
Radiation is used to destroy tumors.
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Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

...for each patient and higher radiation doses. Eventually, it could improve tumor control, reduce side effects, and cut costs.It is common for PSA levels to temporarily rise, or "bounce," following... Read more »

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Other Treatments

...to drain urine after laser procedures. Newer laser procedures may significantly reduce these adverse effects.Thermotherapy and Other Less Invasive ProceduresThe National Institutes of Health (NIH)... Read more »

Urinary Incontinence Surgery

...stress incontinence.The American Urological Association suggests that surgery should actually be considered as initial therapy for women with severe stress incontinence. It is an effective and... Read more »

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...useful as IVU for most patients with suspected upper urinary tract problems.Complications and Side Effects. If there is any danger of kidney failure, the test should not be performed, since it can... Read more »

Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options by Staging and Grading

...Options by Staging and GradingStages 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... Read more »

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