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Prostate cancer

2017-12-15 17:26:32
My father has prostate cancer with biopsy test score (4+4)/10. Bone scan is negative. Is surgery necessary or it can be cured with medicines only??
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Kindly provide all the details such as staging and PSA levels..

Answered2017-12-16 17:03:09

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