Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer

Understanding Prostate Cancer and Treatment Options

If you're a man living with prostate cancer, it's important to know that you're not alone in your fight. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men and the National Cancer Institute estimates that over 240,000 people will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year alone.

Prostate cancer is considered advanced if it has spread outside the prostate gland to other parts of the body. This is also called metastatic prostate cancer.

About 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.

Of men treated with surgery or radiation, more than 1 in 3 will have their cancer return.

Of men whose cancer progresses while on hormone therapy, 4 in 5 will eventually have their cancer spread to other parts of the body.*

*Statistic is based on multiple clinical trials of patients treated with hormone therapy whose prostate cancer continued to progress.

Advanced treatment options

Men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer have a variety of life-extending treatment options to choose from. The choice of treatment depends on the stage of the cancer, as well as your age and overall health. It’s important for you to talk with your doctor to determine the best treatment option for you.

Treatment options may include:

How is PROVENGE different from other prostate cancer treatments?

PROVENGE is an immunotherapy—Immunotherapy works by stimulating the immune cells already in your body to attack prostate cancer cells.

PROVENGE is NOT chemotherapy—Chemotherapy uses chemicals to stop prostate cancer cells from growing.

PROVENGE is NOT a hormone therapy—Hormones are chemicals made by the body that control the activity of certain cells or organs. Hormone therapy in prostate cancer is used to decrease the level of testosterone in the body.

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