Treatment Choices for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer


Introduction


Facts about Prostate Cancer


Thinking About Treatment Choices


Comparing Your Treatment Options


Making a Choice About Treatment


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2. What are the medical terms for these treatment options?

Watchful Waiting
Also called active surveillance or observation

Surgery

Prostatectomy
- Retropubic
- Perineal

Cryosurgery (or cryotherapy)

Laparoscopic prostatectomy

Radiation Therapy
External Beam Radiation

3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Brachytherapy or Seed Implants - low dose or high dose

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