Your physician will discuss all treatment options with you. Questions to Ask Your Cancer Specialist Staging cancers Types of Treatment Offered Depending on the stage of the prostate cancer, treatment can include radiation therapy, surgery, hormone therapy or a combination of treatments. Surgery Surgery can be performed alone, or in combination with radiation therapy, to treat prostate cancer.
Side effects can include impotence and urine leakage.
Types of Surgery Radical prostatectomy is the removal of the prostate and some of the tissue surrounding the gland. This surgery is for when cancer has not spread outside of the prostate gland. During cryosurgery, cancer cells are killed by freezing them. This option is usually used on men who would not be good candidates for other surgery or radiation therapy. The advantage is that the procedure avoids major surgery, is done on an outpatient basis and has a reduced incidence of surgical complications, including impotence and incontinence.