Facing Prostate Cancer: Your Options & Resources In Miami

When facing an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, it’s natural to be fearful and feel bogged down with a wide-range of questions. From what treatments are available to how your day-to-day life will be impacted. It’s important to note that prostate cancer is usually treatable and frequently, even curable.

Even when the disease is not responding to treatment, or diagnosed in advanced stages, there are many innovative approaches from hormone therapy to targeted radiation to immunotherapy.

Many men worry about the side effects from prostate cancer treatment — as it can sometimes affect urinary and sexual function. However, many side effects are temporary and even if they are long-lasting, there are often approaches and treatments your medical team can prescribe to mitigate them.

Open and honest conversations with your medical team can help ensure the best possible outcome — in terms of cancer control, quality of life, and managing side effects.

“Quality of life and treatment related side effects are key in order for patients to make the final decision,” Dr. Alan Dal Pra, a radiation oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center-University of Miami Health System, tells SurvivorNet about patients carefully weighing the risks vs. benefits of each treatment option. We aim to help shed some light on each of those options here.