It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Acute Bacterial Prostatitis, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Prostate Cancer.
Immediate treatment for prostate cancer might not be required. A wait and see approach with active tracking of the tumor is followed. If treatment is required, many options are available. Surgery is the most common approach in which the prostate is removed. Radiation therapy is another treatment option as well as deep heating or freezing of prostate tissue. Hormone therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted drug therapy are other options for treatment. The first step in diagnosing prostate cancer is prostate screening. If the screening tests reveal an abnormality, imaging tests as well as biopsy are used to confirm diagnosis.