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Prostate Cancer Treatments

When a patient is first diagnosed with prostate cancer and has had all the relevant tests to check the extent of the disease he will normally have an appointment with his doctor to discuss what is best. Prostate cancer treatment will depend on the extent of the cancer and on the intent of the treatment. For example early prostate cancers will be treated with surgery, radiotherapy or watchful waiting.

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Common Prostate Cancer Treatments

Prostate cancer surgery is a definite possibility for many men in the early stages of the disease and so the subject should be discussed with the doctor. Late prostate cancers will be treated with hormone therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a mixture of all 3. Often patients will be given a choice of treatments by the doctor and the pros and cons of each option explained. There is no best cancer of prostate treatment because the treatment you receive will depend on the extent of your cancer.

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External Radiation Treatment

External radiation, or radiotherapy, is defined as a non-invasive beam therapy that uses electrons, protons or neutrons as the beam. The oldest form is the electron beam radiation treatment (EBRT) and this is still the most commonly used prostate cancer treatment today.

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