Prostate Cancer

This cancer affects the prostate gland. The prostate is a small organ that sits at the base of the penis and produces fluid that transports sperm. Prostate cancer is common in older males and highly curable. To achieve the best results, seek care from a trusted team of experts, such as the ones at UMass Memorial Health.

Internationally Renowned Prostate Cancer Care in Central Massachusetts

A prostate cancer diagnosis can raise concerns over future bladder and sexual functioning. Experts at UMass Memorial are world leaders in prostate cancer care. We use techniques that get rid of the cancer while lowering the risk of long-term incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Members of our team also specialize in prostate cancer that returns after treatment.

Prostate Cancers We Treat

We deliver comprehensive, personalized care for all forms of prostate cancer, including rare and complex diagnoses.

Conditions we treat include:

• Adenocarcinoma
• Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (a precancerous condition)
• Small cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Transitional cell carcinoma

Prostate Cancer Services We Provide

UMass Memorial offers advanced prostate cancer treatments that are not widely available in Central Massachusetts.

Your personalized care plan may include:

• Robotic prostatectomy: Specialists use robotic surgical technology, which is more precise than a human hand, to remove the prostate through a small incision. The surgeon remains in control of the robot at all times. 
• Nerve-sparing prostatectomy: We remove the cancer while protecting nearby nerves that control your ability to have an erection. This procedure is for cancer that has not spread beyond the prostate.
• Salvage prostatectomy: This option is for prostate cancer that returns after radiation therapy. It involves gently navigating scar tissue to access and remove the prostate.
• Stereotactic radiosurgery: Experts use special technology to deliver high doses of radiation to precisely the right spot. This method helps many patients complete treatment in as little as five days instead of up to eight weeks with other methods. 
• Brachytherapy: This form of radiation therapy uses implantable radioactive seeds. Placing the seeds in the prostate during a short procedure helps you receive focused therapies that protect nearby tissue.