Prostate Cancer

Having prostate cancer means there’s a malignant tumor in your prostate gland. Any man can get prostate cancer, but there are certain risk factors that increase your chance. These risk factors include African-American race, age 40 or older and a family history of prostate cancer.

Goshen Center for Cancer Care is at the forefront of providing advanced treatment that cares for your complete well-being and focuses on healing.

Our integrated team of oncological experts is highly experienced in treating all types of genitourinary cancers including prostate cancer. Our approach brings together a team of highly trained cancer specialists — including physicians, surgeons, pathologists and radiologists, along with a dedicated support staff — all under one roof. We have integrative care professionals that include naturopathic doctors, dietitians and mind-body counselors. Together, this comprehensive team builds a treatment plan unique to you — one that takes your needs, values and quality of life into account, empowering you when you need it most.

Prostate cancer symptoms

Early prostate cancer is usually found in a screening. If the cancer is advanced, you may notice these signs of prostate cancer:

• Changes in urination, including difficulty starting or the inability to urinate, weak or stop-and-start urine flow, and sudden urges to urinate
• Painful, burning or frequent urination
• Difficulty having an erection
• Blood in the urine or semen
• Back, hip or pelvic pain

See your doctor if you have these symptoms. Whether or not it’s cancer, an earlier diagnosis generally leads to a better treatment outcome. 

Leading-edge treatment at Goshen Center for Cancer Care

If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor checks your prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in your blood and runs other tests to see if the cancer has spread. This information along with the stage of your cancer and your personal preferences helps us create a treatment plan.

To treat prostate cancer, we offer prostate brachytherapy, which targets cancer cells in the prostate gland while causing minimal damage to nearby healthy tissue, and SpaceOAR/Hydrogel to protect the rectum during radiotherapy. If targeted radiation therapy is needed, we may be able to deliver through our state-of-the-art Ethos™ therapy that relies on artificial intelligence to create and adapt plans in minutes. This device is one of several we use to target cancer and preserve the surrounding healthy tissue. Our advanced treatments allow men to return to active and productive lives sooner with fewer complications.

Integrative therapies, such as nutrition therapy and naturopathic medicine, are always part of your treatment plan at our center. We also offer clinical trials for prostate cancer. Ask your doctor if a clinical trial is right for you.

If you need a screening, second opinion or a trusted treatment team, we are here to help.