Prostate Cancer Combined Therapy Drs. Stage A Stage B Stage C Stage D Therapy Options Surgery Radical Prostatectomy Standard Operation Nerve Sparing Oper.
Combined therapies are attempts to improve the results of the various forms of radiation therapy.
The term refers to combinations of external and seed radiation, and combinations of hormonal therapy with external beam, seed therapy or both. Short term data seems to support this, but the final answer is not in. The hormonal therapy keeps the cancer in check during this time. Combined Radiation therapy is based on the fact that the two forms give a more homogenous therapy to the gland, and deliver some radiation to the area surrounding the prostate. Newer research suggests that combined external beam radiation, brachytherapy, and both neo-adjuvant and adjuvant therapy improves survival and delays recurrence in patients with moderate to high risk prostate cancer.