When Prostate Cancer Returns, Grows, or Spreads
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) provides guidance for men with advanced or advancing disease.
The following shortcuts will bring you to the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) PHENpath.com for a simple outline of common treatments for advanced or advancing disease.
When confronted with a challenging diagnosis, considering clinical trials is often a good idea.
Options when additional treatment is needed for:
For more information such as details about specific treatment options and research, visit the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).
The following shortcuts will bring you to the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) PHENpath.com for a simple outline of common treatments for advanced or advancing disease.
When confronted with a challenging diagnosis, considering clinical trials is often a good idea.
Options when additional treatment is needed for:
- Biochemical recurrence (after surgery)
- Biochemical progression (after radiation)
- Hormone sensitive/castration naive cancer
*Note: Talk to your doctor about surgical (orchiectomy) versus chemical castration. Both methods are effective in lowering testosterone levels, but they differ in their delivery, cost, and potential side-effects. - Non-hormone sensitive/castration resistant cancer
For more information such as details about specific treatment options and research, visit the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).