Prostate cancer treatment

If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will discuss your treatment options with you. These will depend on several factors, including to what extent your cancer has developed, your PSA levels, your age and your general health status.

Treatment options by stage

Stage	Treatment options
Stage I/Localised (cancer found in the prostate only)	Watchful waiting Radiotherapy  Radical prostatectomy Hormone therapy
Stage II/Localised (cancer is more advanced but has not spread outside the prostate)	Watchful waiting Radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy  Radical prostatectomy with or without hormone therapy Hormone therapy
Stage III/Locally advanced (cancer which has spread beyond the outer layer of the prostate to nearby tissues)	External-beam radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy  Hormone therapy Radical prostatectomy with or without hormone therapy Watchful waiting
Staged V/Advanced/metastatic (cancer has spread to other parts of the body)	Hormone therapy External-beam radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy Watchful waiting Chemotherapy
Recurrent (cancer that has come back after it has been treated)	Radiotherapy Prostatectomy Chemotherapy Hormone therapy