Early Stage Prostate Cancer—What Are Your Options?
Prostate is a male gland needed for reproductive functions, it produces fluid used for sperm transport for the purpose of ejaculation. Prostate can grow slowly and affect urinary tract causing problems, this affects many men and the risk gets increased with age. Prostate enlargement also causes bladder problems and related complications.
Andrew Lee MD, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, says stage 1 prostate cancer is localized and has not spread to other parts of the body. Patients are often treated with surgery, external beam radiation or using brachytherapy, a radioactive implant surgically placed near the tumor. For select patients, active surveillance is often recommended depending on their age and other personal risk factors.