Treatment for stage IV prostate cancer may include the following:
Hormone therapy
External beam radiation therapy -- with or without hormone therapy
Radiation therapy or transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer
Watchful waiting.
Prostate Cancer Treatment by Stage: Recurrent
Treatment for recurrent prostate cancer may include the following:
Radiation therapy
Prostatectomy for patients initially treated with radiation therapy
Hormone therapy
Pain medication, external radiation therapy, internal radiation therapy with radioisotopes such as strontium-89, or other treatments as palliative therapy to lessen bone pain.