What are the treatment options for prostate cancer that returns after treatment?

Despite the best possible treatment at diagnosis, there is still a possibility that your cancer may return. Cancer that comes back is called a recurrence.

Radiotherapy

Following radical prostatectomy, PSA levels are monitored closely. If the PSA levels rise, then radiotherapy may be given in the prostate area (Parker et al., 2015).

Hormone therapy

Androgen deprivation therapy may be given to men who have signs of recurrence following radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy (Parker et al., 2015). In men who have previously been treated with radiotherapy, radical prostatectomy may be a treatment option.

Recurrent prostate cancer can be treated with radiotherapy, surgery and/or hormone therapy