In the future, with further technique refinement and development, we anticipate offering laparoscopic prostatectomy as a nerve-sparing procedure. Radiation therapy uses high energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Chemotherapy involves the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be taken orally or injected into a vein. Chemotherapy is usually a systemic treatment, meaning the drugs enter the bloodstream, travel through the body and can kill cancer cells anywhere in the body.
Hormone therapy alters the body's hormone balance to prevent certain cancers from growing.
This may be accomplished with drugs that alter the way hormones work or with surgery that removes hormone-producing organs such as the testes. Although each of the procedures described can be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, each man's prostate cancer is unique and requires individualized treatment. The Cleveland Clinic Prostate Center offers the highest quality and latest options to treat all stages of prostate cancer. We will work with you to determine a treatment or combination of treatments for your situation.