Prostate Cancer Treatment at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the bladder and around the urethra. For most men, it works quietly for decades. Prostate cancer starts when cells inside it begin dividing abnormally. It often advances so slowly that a man lives with it for years without noticing anything, which makes a regular screening habit more dependable than waiting for warning signs.
CritiCare Asia Hospitals offers prostate cancer treatment in Malad, Mumbai for men and for the families who stand beside them through diagnosis and recovery. As a prostate cancer hospital in Mumbai, we aim to be a place people return to, for the first test and for every follow-up after it.
Symptoms Worth Noting
Early prostate cancer is usually silent. Once symptoms appear, they tend to involve urination or sexual function.
- Weak or interrupted urine stream
- Getting up often at night to pass urine
- Burning or discomfort while urinating
- Blood in the urine or semen
- New erectile difficulty
- The sense that the bladder never fully empties
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, a harmless enlargement of the gland, looks nearly identical, so these signs alone do not confirm cancer. Persistence is what matters. Lower back or pelvic pain, unexplained weight loss and leg weakness point to more advanced disease and need prompt attention.
Family History and Other Risk Factors
Prostate cancer often runs through families, so this is a useful place to start.
- Family history
a father, brother or son with the disease roughly doubles individual risk - Inherited gene changes
BRCA1 and BRCA2 raise risk further - Age
unusual before 50, and increasingly common in every decade after - Diet
frequent red and processed meat, with few fruits and vegetables - Obesity and smoking
linked in research to more aggressive disease - Chemical exposure
long-term contact with certain industrial substances
The evidence is stronger for some factors than others, and no single factor guarantees the disease. Men with a close relative who has had prostate cancer should talk to prostate cancer specialists in Mumbai at CritiCare Asia Hospitals about starting screening earlier.
How Prostate Cancer Is Diagnosed
The first steps are a PSA blood test and a digital rectal examination. Where needed, a prostate MRI or transrectal ultrasound is added. A biopsy is the only way to confirm the diagnosis, and the tissue is graded using the Gleason system, which estimates how aggressively the cancer may behave. After confirmation, CT, bone scan or PET imaging can show whether it has spread beyond the gland.
Understanding the Stages
- Stage 1
a small area, often invisible on examination, found through PSA testing or biopsy - Stage 2
still within the prostate but larger, at times affecting both lobes - Stage 3
has extended past the capsule into tissue such as the seminal vesicles - Stage 4
reached lymph nodes, bones or distant organs, bringing fatigue or bone pain
Stage 5 does not formally exist. Beyond Stage 4, planning depends on where the cancer has spread and how it responds.
Types of Prostate Cancer
Over 95% of cases are adenocarcinomas, arising in the glandular cells that produce seminal fluid. Rarer forms are more aggressive:
- Small cell carcinoma
a fast-growing neuroendocrine tumour, usually found later - Transitional cell carcinoma
commonly begins in the bladder before involving the prostate - Sarcomas
grow from the connective tissue of the prostate
These are managed differently from standard adenocarcinoma.
Treatment Approaches
Every plan depends on the stage, Gleason score, PSA trend and the patient's overall health.
- Active surveillance
close monitoring for slow-growing early disease - Radical prostatectomy
surgical removal of the prostate, including robot-assisted approaches where available - Radiation therapy
external beam or internal brachytherapy - Hormone therapy
reduces testosterone, which fuels growth - Chemotherapy and immunotherapy
for disease that has spread or stopped responding to earlier treatment
Palliative care focuses on comfort and quality of life when cure is no longer the goal.
Life After Treatment: Effects and Support
Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence are the most commonly reported effects, caused by nerve or bladder-control disruption during surgery or radiation. Fertility can be affected too, so men who have not completed their families should discuss this before treatment begins. Bone metastasis in advanced disease can cause lasting pain or fracture risk and calls for a separate plan. Recovery is rarely a single appointment, and families are welcome to take part in follow-up visits.
Prostate Cancer Treatment at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad
Prostate cancer is not a one-time event. It calls for follow-up over months and years, and good care means the same team that knows your history stays with you. Care begins with a full workup of PSA testing, imaging and biopsy grading, so the stage is clear before any plan is proposed. Doctors weigh surgery and radiation against active surveillance for men whose disease is unlikely to progress quickly. For advanced or recurrent cancer, hormone and systemic treatment help manage progression and protect daily life. To discuss prostate cancer surgery in Malad or any other option with your family present, book an appointment at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Malad.