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Prostate Cancer

Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Care

Our comprehensive prostate cancer program offers the latest leading-edge treatments including DaVinci robotic surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, IMRT and a full range of supportive treatments and therapies. Our multidisciplinary team of experts personalize your treatment for the best outcomes and quality of life.
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Personalized advanced treatments. Fully supported care.
Why choose Riverside for your Prostate Cancer Care

  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): For patients who meet criteria, prostate cancer can be treated in just five treatment session or less, all delivered close to home
  • Minimally invasive DaVinci robotic surgery: Smaller incisions, less pain and faster recovery
  • Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): Radiation that precisely targets the prostate, minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue
  • Dedicated prostate cancer nurse navigator: Our oncology certified registered nurse navigator provides individualized support and guidance across all phases of your care
  • Riverside’s Men In Blue Support Group: A welcoming group that offers encouragement, shared experiences and invaluable resources
  • Multidisciplinary Care: Urologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and other supportive care specialists work together to recommend treatment options individualized to you

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Prostate cancer care close to home

Access to leading-edge technologies and treatments, often found at the nation's leading cancer centers, available here at Riverside.

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Multidisciplinary approach

Riverside's prostate cancer program reviews patients’ individual cases in a case conference or tumor board setting. In a tumor board pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, patient navigators, nurses and other cancer specialists discuss your case and treatment plan. It’s like getting a second, third and fourth opinion all at once.

In addition to reviewing imaging and pathology, our experts discuss the latest research, look for appropriate clinical trials that might be available and evaluate whether genetic testing is needed and, if so, they will take a very close look at the genetic makeup of your specific cancer, which helps to inform targeted treatment options.

During the collaboration that takes place within a tumor board, cancer specialists take a holistic approach, considering all the various aspects of your care.


Leading-edge treatments for prostate cancer

With access to the complete range of today's most advanced treatments we design a personalized treatment plan that brings together exactly the right tools to effectively target your individual cancer.

Radical Prostatectomy Surgery

Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy surgery with our DaVinci robot has many benefits to include shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery time, less blood loss, fewer surgical complications and less pain. An open approach may be used if this is safest for your situation.

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Delivered in 5 treatments or less, SBRT delivers radiation to the cancer site with submillimeter precision while preserving healthy tissue. This treatment is proven to be equally successful compared to proton radiation, with advantages that include fewer complications, shorter treatment times and men will not require a rectal balloon during each treatment.

Radiation Therapy

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) shapes the radiation beam precisely around the tumor to destroy cancer cells and protect surrounding healthy tissues.

Cancer Drugs

Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and anti-hormone therapy may be combined with surgery, radiation therapy or SBRT as part of your personalized treatment plan.

Watchful Waiting

For some patients who are older or frail or a low-risk prostate cancer and life expectancy of five years or less, the best decision is to watch and wait for symptoms to develop, and then to focus on symptom relief rather than trying to cure the cancer.

Active Surveillance

Compared to observation, active surveillance is a more aggressive approach to monitoring prostate cancer, with the intention to start treatment as soon as it is needed. It involves frequent testing that closely watches for signs that the cancer is progressing.

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Clinical Trials

Research allows us to advance science and investigate potential new treatments for prostate cancer. Through our UVA Health affiliation, patients have access to promising treatments, novel drug combinations and approaches

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Supportive Services extend your care beyond medical treatment


Prostate Cancer Navigator
From the time of your diagnosis, you may have many questions and concerns. Our Cancer Care Navigation program is a special service provided at no cost that offers a highly individualized approach to care.


Support Group
Our Men in Blue Support Group offers encouragement, shared experiences and invaluable resources.


Navigating Financial Challenges
Riverside can help you navigate the financial cost of your cancer treatment.


Oncology Dietitian Nutritionists
Nutrition experts help you maintain strength before, during and after cancer treatment.


Oncology Rehabilitation
Pelvic floor physical therapy helps to improve quality of life.


Social Workers
Connecting you with resources to remove barriers to care.

Types of Prostate Cancer and High-Risk Conditions

Prostate cancer is grouped into two categories, early stage where the cancer is localized to the prostate and advanced stage where the cancer has spread to other areas in the body, such as bones, lymph nodes, liver, lungs or other organs.

  • Enlarged Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
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Detect prostate cancer early

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime and the rate increases to one in six among African American men. Factors such as family history, genetics, ethnicity, lifestyle and age can all impact your risk of developing prostate cancer. Have a conversation with your primary care provider to understand your individual risk factors so you know when to begin screening.

Learn about prostate cancer screening and early detection