Treatment by Stage Information

Stage I (A) Prostate Cancer
Treatment may be one of the following:

1. A doctor may follow the patient's condition closely without any treatment. The doctor may choose this option because the cancer is not causing any symptoms or other problems, and may be growing slowly.
2. Radiation therapy.
3. Surgery to remove the prostate and the tissue around it (radical prostatectomy), with or without new techniques to preserve the nerves necessary for an erection (nerve sparing technique). Radiation therapy may be given after surgery in some cases.
4. Placing radioactive substances in or around the tumor.
5. A clinical trial of new techniques of radiation therapy.
6. Other clinical trials