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Video and general information on the different treatment options for early prostate cancer
Active surveillance is a way of carefully monitoring the progression of a prostate cancer
Radiotherapy for early prostate cancer is usually given from an external machine (external beam radiotherapy)
Newer treatments for early prostate cancer include cryotherapy and HIFU treatment
Watchful waiting is usually offered to older men who have a slow-growing prostate cancer that's unlikely to affect their natural life span
Surgery to remove the prostate gland is known as a radical prostatectomy
Hormonal therapy may be given on its own as a treatment for men who aren't fit enough for surgery or radiotherapy
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