Navigate the next cancer decision with confidence.
Understand the options · Prepare better questions · Know the next step.
For patients and the people helping them decide — match the situation to the next decision.
Start from the situation.
Choose a cancer type, then the decision that matters most right now.
Your decision map · about 3 minutes
Find the prostate cancer decision you are facing now
A diagnosis creates many questions at once. You do not need to solve them all today. This is a navigation map, not a reading list — find the decision you are facing now, open one guide, then return when the next question comes up.
Quick start
Which sounds most like you?
Jump to a situation below — same map, fewer steps to choose.
Optional foundation
Need a quick foundation first? (Optional)
You can start with a decision situation below even if you do not know all the details yet. Open a short guide only if you want basics first.
- What is my prostate cancer risk group?PSA, Grade Group / Gleason, and MRI — why risk shapes monitoring vs treatment.Open guide →
- How far has it spread?Localized, locally advanced, or metastatic — for options, not a prognosis table.Open guide →
- What treatment paths might be discussed?Surveillance, surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy — so later comparisons make sense.Open guide →
Newly diagnosed or waiting on risk results
First clarify risk group (PSA, Grade Group / Gleason, MRI) and what is still pending — before locking monitoring or treatment.
- What should happen first after a prostate cancer diagnosis?Confirm risk group, what results are still pending, and which decisions are time-sensitive.
- Should I get a second opinion before deciding?Useful when recommendations diverge, or before locking surveillance or irreversible treatment.
You may also need to consider
Is active surveillance a reasonable option for me?
Deciding whether to monitor or treat
Active surveillance is often the first prostate-specific fork. If definitive therapy is recommended, compare surgery and radiation next.
- Is active surveillance a reasonable option for me?Risk group, MRI/biopsy findings, follow-up intensity, and comfort with monitoring instead of immediate treatment.
- How should I compare surgery and radiation?Cancer-control expectations, urinary/sexual/bowel tradeoffs, and what would change the recommendation.
You may also need to consider
Should I get a second opinion before deciding?- How do cost and practical burden differ across options?
Balancing treatment with everyday life
Urinary, sexual, and bowel tradeoffs — plus cost, time, and whether a plan is workable day to day.
Unsure about your plan or care team
When you want another review, more confidence, or specialists frame the same options differently.
- Should I get a second opinion before deciding?Useful when recommendations diverge, or before locking surveillance or irreversible treatment.
- What if specialists give different recommendations?Where urology and radiation oncology disagree — and whether a joint consult helps.
You may also need to consider
When should I consider prostate cancer care abroad?
PSA rising or cancer has changed
When monitoring or post-treatment PSA changes and you need the next decision frame.
You may also need to consider
Should I get a second opinion before deciding?- How should I compare surgery and radiation?
On surveillance or in follow-up
Monitoring plans, triggers for change, and life after treatment.
You may also need to consider
Is active surveillance a reasonable option for me?