Treatment is not one-size-fits-all
What are the options?
Some men with prostate cancer are best managed with active surveillance. Some are better suited to surgery. Others may be advised to consider radiotherapy, focal therapy, hormone therapy or a combination of treatments.
The right option depends on the cancer risk, PSA pattern, MRI findings, biopsy results, staging, general health, urinary function, sexual function and patient priorities.
The aim is not simply to choose the most aggressive treatment. The aim is to choose the right treatment for the right man at the right time.
Compare treatment options
There is no single correct treatment for every man.
The right decision depends on the cancer, the man, and the trade-offs he is willing to accept.
Learn about robotic prostatectomy
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is an operation to remove the prostate and seminal vesicles. It may be offered to men with localised or locally advanced prostate cancer.
The aim is to remove the cancer while preserving urinary control and sexual function where it is safe and technically possible.
The robot does not perform the surgery by itself. The surgeon controls the instruments. The technology allows precise movement, magnified vision and careful dissection.
Understand risks and recovery
Every prostate cancer treatment has risks.
After surgery, men may experience urinary leakage, erectile dysfunction, catheter-related problems, bleeding, infection, positive surgical margins or later PSA recurrence.
Radiotherapy, focal therapy and hormone therapy have their own risks. Good care means discussing these clearly before treatment, not after.
Need help understanding your own results?
If you have a raised PSA, abnormal MRI, prostate biopsy result, newly diagnosed prostate cancer, a positive margin, rising PSA after treatment or would like a second opinion, you can arrange a private consultation through Prostatology.
Please bring or send PSA results, MRI reports, biopsy reports and clinic letters if available.
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