If you and your doctor decide treatment is necessary, surgery to remove the prostate and nearby tissue is common if the cancer hasn’t spread.
Other treatment options include:
Some men with the disease might only need “active surveillance.” This means regular blood tests, rectal exams and possibly biopsies to keep an eye on things. If the cancer gets worse, you might discuss treatment options with your doctor.
Radiation
Cryotherapy (using very cold temperatures to freeze cancer cells)
Hormone therapy
Chemotherapy