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Facing Prostate Cancer: Your Options & Resources In The Philadelphia Area

When facing an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, recurrence, or disease that has become resistant to treatment, 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 even at advanced stages, there are many treatment options and promising recent developments.

Your treatment path may include hormone therapy, immunotherapy, targeted radiation, combination approaches, and more.

“The big news for us has really been the treatment of advanced prostate cancer over the last 10 to 15 years,” Dr. Leonard Gomella, Chair of the Urology Department at Thomas Jefferson University’s Sydney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, tells SurvivorNet.

“There’s been a tremendous number of advances. Today we literally have a dozen different options for men with advanced prostate cancer that are really being shown to be very effective to extend the quality and quantity of life.”

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.