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CancerQuest > Introduction to Patient Information > Introduction to Cancer by Type > Prostate Cancer: Introduction > Prostate Cancer: Treatment

Prostate Cancer: Treatment

The treatment of prostate cancer can be broken down into two categories: early stage and advanced stage. Early stage treatment involves tumors that are confined to the prostate. Advanced stage treatment involves tumors that have spread beyond the prostate gland. Treatment options are dependent upon size of tumor, location, physical condition of patient, and stage of cancer.

As our focus is on the biology of the cancers and their treatments, we do not give detailed treatment guidelines. Instead, we link to organizations in the U.S. that generate the treatment guidelines.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) lists the following treatments for prostate cancer:

• Watchful waiting
• Radical prostatectomy
• Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
• External beam radiation
• Internal radiation: brachytherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Removal of the testicles (orchiectomy)
• Antiandrogens
• Chemotherapy

Learn more about the treatment for prostate cancer at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

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Information about clinical trials:

• General clinical trial information from CancerQuest
• Click here for information about clinical trials from the National Cancer Institute.
• Click here for information about clinical trials from Georgia Clinical Trials Online.
• Click here for information about clinical trials at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University