A recurrent cancer corresponds to a cancer that returns after radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. Recurrence can be biochemical only (increase of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood) or clinical (appearance of metastases on imaging tests). When it comes to a recurrence, your treatment options are:
- Monitoring only (if the biochemical recurrence is slow)
- Hormone Therapy – Medical or Surgical
- Chemotherapy when you no longer responds to hormone therapy