Prostate Cancer Treatment Options After Brachytherapy
Jul 2012 jul 20 2012 10 53 am.
Prostate cancer treatment options after brachytherapy. I am 53 years old and had brachytherapy in 2 2010. Chemotherapy may be a treatment option for men with prostate cancer that has spread to remote body locations. I am now researching my options for treatment. I would be.
Reoccurance of prostate cancer after brachytherapy. The targeted drug olaparib lynparza is another option to treat men with a brca mutation whose advanced castrate resistant prostate cancer has grown after the hormone therapy drugs enzalutamide or abiraterone have been tried. Bisphosphonates or denosumab can often help if the cancer has spread to the bones. Surgery to remove your prostate prostatectomy hormone treatment cryotherapy high frequency ultrasound hifu.
Learn about the procedure side effects and risks. Your treatment options may be. Webmd describes how radioactive seed implants a form of radiation therapy called brachytherapy is used to treat prostate cancer. My psa rose to 4 5 and had new biopsy completed a couple of weeks ago which showed risidual cancer with a gleason of 6.
Chemotherapy may also be an option for cancers that don t respond to hormone therapy.