There are several treatment options available for localised
prostate cancer.
In most cases there is no urgency and you may want to take some
time to think things through before coming to a decision.
If you have been diagnosed with localised prostate cancer this
means your test results suggest your cancer has not spread outside
of the prostate gland. Because of this, most treatment options for
localised prostate cancer aim to get rid of the cancer
completely.
Many of the treatment options for localised prostate cancer
involve starting the treatment straight away. However, you also
have the option to have your cancer monitored.
Prostate cancer often grows very slowly and may never cause harm
within a man's lifetime. In these cases, treatment itself may cause
side effects which, for some men, may be worse than any problems
caused by the cancer.
However, it is not always possible to tell how quickly the
cancer may grow.
Find out more about treatments
for localised prostate cancer
Updated May 2010
To be reviewed May 2012