Surgery Surgery is the most common treatment for the majority of urologic cancers. Advanced treatment options such as cryosurgery, a technique that destroys cancer cells by freezing tumors with liquid nitrogen, are available. Prostate Cancer Depending on the extent of the disease, prostate cancer can usually be separated into two groups, localized and advanced. Depending on the characteristics of the cancer and the patient's age and preference, any of these treatments are very effective in controlling cancer when it is detected very early. The goal of hormonal treatment is to block male hormones.
Male hormones promote the growth and spread of the cancer.
When bladder cancer is found early, it is usually treated by scraping the tumor through the urethra. These medications include BCG, mytomycin c, valbrubicine, or interferon. When the cancer invades the bladder wall or spreads to the lymph glands, it is usually treated with surgery or a combination of chemotherapy with surgery. When kidney cancer is found early, surgical removal of the kidney or part of the kidney is recommended. If the cancer has spead beyond the kidney or to other organs, chemotherapy or immunotherapy is used with or without surgery.