Prostate Cancer Treatment Options by Stage

Treatment options for prostate cancer can vary depending on the stage of the disease.

Treatment Options for Stage I Prostate Cancer

• Internal radiation therapy
  
• External radiation therapy
  
• Radical prostatectomy
  
• Watch and waiting
  
• Clinical trial may be available for high-intensity focused ultrasound, radiation therapy, and other treatments

Treatment Options for Stage II Prostate Cancer

Radical prostatectomy

Radiation therapy (internal and external)

Watch and wait

Implant radiation therpy

Clinical trial with radiation therapy and hormone therapy,ultrasound-guided cryosurgery and other methods of treatment in clinical trials

Treatment Options for Stage III Prostate Cancer

• Externalradiation therapy with or without hormone therapy
  
• Hormone therapy
  
• Radical prostatectomy
  
• Watch and wait
  
• Radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or transurethral resection of the prostate as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer
  
• A clinical trial of radiation therapy, ultrasound-guided cryosurgery, or other methods of treatment.

Treatment Options for Stage IV Prostate Cancer

• Patient may want to consider clinical trials
  
• Hormone therapy
  
• Watch and wait
  
• Radical prstatectomy
  
• Clinical trial of chemotherapy
  
• Other methods in clinical trials

_{Source: Adapted from the National Cancer Institute}