This page provides links to details on certain treatment options. Links to this information are usually on websites of specific facilities. Please note that we are not recommending specific hospitals, facilities or medical doctors nor are we providing opinions on treatments.
There are a number of options for treating prostate cancer. For more
descriptive details on these options see information provided by the
National Prostate Cancer Coalition ("Zero"). Treatment Options 1. Expectant Management (Watchful Waiting, Active Surveillance) 2. Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery) - Open radical retropubic prostatectomy (view Johns Hopkins video and illustrations) - Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (Da Vinci Procedure) 3. Radiation - Brachy Therapy (internal radiation, implants) - Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); external radiation - Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); external radiation - Cyberknife - external radiation (for video go to accuracy. com and click on "Redefining Radiosurgery") - Proton Beam Radiation Treatment - external radiation (Proton video); available at only a few locations within the US
| 4. Cryotherapy (based on freezing of the cancer; cryo video) |