People need to be aware that most patients suffering from prostate cancer do not experience any symptoms, hence the condition goes undiagnosed until he goes for a screening.

Some symptoms to look out for are:

• Increase in Nighttime urination
• Unable to urinate completely
• Severe pain in the upper thigh or lower back
• Experiences Erectile dysfunction

• Assessment of Medical History
• Conduct Blood Tests
• Diagnostic Imaging tests
• Biopsy tests if required

• Active Monitoring: If the oncologist feels that the tumor is not very aggressive then he may wait and watch instead of recommending treatment.
• Surgery: If unavoidable the surgeon needs to remove the prostate gland completely along with nearby lymph nodes by a procedure called as Radical prostatectomy
• Radiation Therapy: Usually given along with other hormone therapy to prevent recurrence of cancer.
• Brachytherapy: Radioactive seeds can be implanted near the cancerous tumor through this radiation therapy.
• Focal Therapies: Prostate cancer can be treated with a broad spectrum of treatment plans that involve non-invasive techniques to attack only the cancerous cells and retain the healthy part of the prostate. This is called Focal therapy.
• Systemic Therapy: Systemic therapy includes chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy that uses anti-cancer drugs to eliminate cancerous cells.