Overview
Stage 4 prostate cancer happens when cancer spreads beyond the prostate to other parts of the body.
Most prostate cancers are diagnosed when the cancer is only in the prostate. Sometimes prostate cancer doesn’t cause symptoms, and the cancer may not be detected until it has spread. When prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it’s called metastatic cancer.
Treatments can slow or shrink a stage 4 prostate cancer. But most stage 4 prostate cancers can’t be cured. Still, treatments can lengthen life and reduce symptoms of cancer.
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