Urology Services | Waitematā | Te Whatu Ora

Postal Address

North Shore Hospital
Urology Dept, 4th floor
Private Bag 93-503
Takapuna
North Shore City 0740

Contact Details

Phone (09) 486 8900 or freephone 0800 80 93 42; Patient enquiries (09) 486 8930; Known extension / pager numbers (09) 486 8920; Urology Booking Clerks - Jacqueline ext 43033 or (name TBA) 43639 or Linda 43320

Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer typically consists of many, very small, tumours within the prostate. At this stage, the disease is often curable (rates of 90% or better) with standard treatments such as surgery or radiation. Unfortunately, at this stage the cancer produces few or no symptoms and can be difficult to detect. If untreated and allowed to grow, the cells from these tumours can spread to other parts of the body in a process called metastasis. Once the cancer has spread beyond the prostate, cure rates drop dramatically. In most cases, prostate cancer is a relatively slow-growing cancer, which means that it typically takes a number of years for the disease to become detectable, and even longer to spread beyond the prostate. However, a small percentage of patients experience more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Treatments options for prostate cancer include active surveillance, surgery, radiation, hormone treatment and chemotherapy. Which treatment is chosen depends on factors such as the stage of the cancer and the patient’s age, other health issues and willingness to undergo certain procedures or therapies – some of which may have side effects.

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