Having Proton radiation is a better alternative because of a very small possibility of nasty side effects with the same cancer killing results! Check out Proton treatment before accepting surgery as the best treatment. I'm very glad that I did when I was diagnosed a few years ago. Dean

Cryosurgery (freezing) is the best treatment because it can be repeated. None of the other treatments can.

I think alot of young men should be checked for Prostate Cancer early. I was in the military when a doctor just happened to see my PSA levels. They wasn't even looking for it because i was in my mid 30's. My PSA levels was high for a few years. Last year it was discovered i had cancer. I elected to have prostate removal surgery to prolong my live. Plus i did not want to have biopsys every year. Im still recovering but im glad i had it done.

I was diagnosed at age 54 during a routine physical and PSA test. The follow up biopsy revealed a Gleason 7 (3+4) tumor constituting the vast percentage of my prostate. I elected to undergo the da Vinci robotic nerve sparing surgery. Less than 2 days after surgery I was back at home. Two weeks later the catheter was removed. I had no significant incontinence- just some drips and dribbles- that lasted only a few weeks and was easily controlled with a pad worn in my tightie whities. About 5 weeks after surgery I achieved a post-surgery orgasm. (Erectile function improved incrementally and fully recovered in less than 12 months. Less than three months after surgery I was off the pads and back in the gym. I feel great and remain cancer free.

In Europe, most choose monitoring and treatment only if it gets worse

In Europe, you don't have much choice in the matter.