Chemotherapy uses a range of drugs to kill and slow the growth of prostate cancer cells. It may be used to treat prostate cancer which has spread beyond the prostate cancer, and for locally advanced or advanced prostate cancers which have not responded to hormone therapy treatment.
Learn more about chemotherapy and how it is delivered.
Chemotherapy treatment for prostate cancer takes place over several sessions, which is known as a cycle. Your care team will walk you through how many cycles you may need for your course of treatment, with most people completing chemotherapy in a period of three to six months.