Question: I have been diagnosed with high-grade, rapidly moving prostate cancer. I have been placed on hormone therapy, and I will start radiation therapy five days a week for eight weeks. Does this sound like a reasonable treatment?

Dr. Hibberd's Answer:
Yes, if the tumor was localized in the prostate it might have been treated with surgery. In your case, hormone therapy will be beneficial since the cancer cells have migrated in the body. Adding radiation to hormone therapy is the best option to kill the cancer cells.