Treatment of PCa

Question 1

Goals of early stage PCA

Answer 1

• minimize morbidity + mortality
• treat surgery , radiation , observation/ surveillance (patients avoid morbidity / aggressive interventions not clinically appropriate - cormorbid conditions

Question 2

Goals of advanced PCa

Answer 2

• not curable where metastic spread
• provide symptomatic relief
• maintain QOL
• ADT - reduce testosterone to castration levels - surgical / chemical modalities