Funding research and education to beat prostate disease
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a treatment option when your prostate cancer is advanced and no longer responding to hormone therapy or has recurred. Chemotherapy uses drugs to damage the prostate cancer cells.
Chemotherapy is usually given through a drip and repeated over several sessions, with rest periods inbetween. The session of chemotherapy and the rest period is known as a cycle of treatment.
Studies have shown that the chemotherapy drug docetaxel (taxotere) can improve survival rates, sharply reduce PSA values and may improve quality of life.
Side-effects of Chemotherapy
Potential side-effects of chemotherapy can include nausea, vomiting and hair loss. Balancing the benefits of treatment with the potential side-effects is an important choice you have to make. Your doctor will help provide all the information you require to make your choice an informed one.
