Advanced Prostate Cancer | Symptoms and Treatment

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What is locally advanced prostate cancer?

Locally advanced prostate cancer is cancer that has started to break out of the prostate, or has spread to the area just outside the prostate. Watch our animation to find out more about the different stages of prostate cancer: You may hear locally advanced prostate cancer called stage T3 or T4 prostate cancer. It may have spread to your:

How is advanced prostate cancer treated?

Treatment for advanced prostate cancer involves targeted and systemic therapies. Most people need a combination of treatments, and they may have to be adjusted from time to time. Hormone therapy suppresses the hormones that help prostate cancer cells to grow. A doctor may recommend any of the following hormone therapies:

What are the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer?

The symptoms of advanced prostate cancer may be caused by an enlarged prostate. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate can include: rarely, pain when peeing or ejaculating. Symptoms can also be a sign of secondary cancer, where the cancer has spread to another part of the body. The symptoms will depend on which part of the body is affected.

How is advanced prostate cancer diagnosed?

Men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer from the beginning may start with a prostate biopsy. It is also used to grade and stage the cancer. Most men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer have had a prostate biopsy in the past. When a new tumor is found in someone who has been treated before, it is usually cancer that has spread.

What is advanced prostate cancer?

Consultant urologist, Jonathan Aning, talks you through what prostate cancer is, the main types, risk factors, stages and common treatments available to you. Advanced prostate cancer is when the cancer cells have spread from the prostate to other parts of the body. It is not possible to cure advanced prostate cancer.

What is the advanced prostate cancer booklet?

This booklet is about advanced prostate cancer. It is for anyone who has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. There is also information for carers, family members and friends. The booklet talks about the signs and symptoms of advanced prostate cancer. It explains how it is diagnosed and how it may be treated.

Can advanced prostate cancer be managed?

Managing and controlling symptoms of advanced prostate cancer is an important part of treatment. Advanced prostate cancer may cause symptoms that are difficult to cope with. But there are different ways to manage or control them. Treatments for the cancer can also improve symptoms. But they sometimes take a few weeks to work.

What Is Advanced Prostate Cancer

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