Prostate cancer treatment in the elderly

Prostate cancer treatment depends on factors such as the patient's age, clinical stage, life expectancy and general condition. The most common treatments for prostate cancer are: Radical prostatectomy is one of the most effective methods for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. At present, the main surgical methods include transperineal, retropubic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, as well as robotic radical prostatectomy carried out in recent years. Third, prostate brachytherapy: refers to the sealing of radioactive sources directly implanted into prostate tissue for irradiation, generally using transrectal ultrasound, making three-dimensional treatment plan, after positioning radioactive seeds implanted into prostate tissue. Fourth, endocrine therapy: Androgens and prostate cancer are closely related to the occurrence and development, the vast majority of prostate cancer patients after removing the role of androgens in the body, tumor growth will be effectively inhibited within a certain period of time, any removal of androgens and inhibition of androgen activity treatment can be called endocrine therapy. Fifth, chemotherapy: mainly for castration resistant prostate cancer treatment.