If prostate cancer has spread to your bones, you'll likely need medication to ease your pain, lower your risk of fractures, and keep your body’s calcium levels steady. It can be dangerous if they go too high or too low. Your doctor might prescribe a drug to help keep your bones strong. You might take corticosteroids to control pain, probably along with a pain reliever. Which pain medicine you get could range from ibuprofen to morphine, depending on how bad your pain is.
Your oncologist might also have you try radiation therapy in an effort to lessen bone pain and kill off cancer cells in your bones, or he could inject you with a drug that gives off radiation. These medications are called radiopharmaceuticals.