Prostate cancer
What are the treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer? Surgery Radical prostatectomy plus pelvic lymphadenectomy to remove lymph nodes from the pelvis is a treatment option for men with locally advanced prostate cancer (Parker et al., 2015).
Radiotherapy As an alternative to surgery, locally advanced disease can be treated with external beam radiotherapy in combination with hormone therapy (Parker et al., 2015).
Locally advanced prostate cancer is typically treated with surgery or radiotherapy
Hormone therapy Neoadjuvant and concurrent androgen deprivation therapy is typically administered for 4–6 months in combination with external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer, and adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy may be given for 2–3 years in patients who are thought to be at high risk of dying from their cancer (Parker et al., 2015).
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