Monday, July 23, 2012

Adverse Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment Persist for Longer Term

In a recent Medscape video article by Dr. Gerald Chodak, a recent study concludes the following:

Compared with men without cancer, men who had been treated with surgery or radiation had significantly worse urinary control, sexual function, and bowel function. Of importance, when patients who had surgery were compared with patients who had radiation, urinary and sexual function were significantly worse in the surgery group, and bowel function was significantly worse in the radiation group.

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