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Prostate Cancer Treatment Complications

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We have discussed radical prostatectomy and are now in the midst of discussing radiation therapy as definitive treatment for prostate cancer. I’d like to take a break from discussing specific treatments today in order to discuss complications and side effects of prostate cancer treatment in general. In our next discussion we will address specific types of radiation therapy treatments. With radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate gland and its associated structures such as the seminal vesicals and ampulae of the vas) there are a number of common complications that are frequently encountered. In our discussion about the procedure a few weeks ago, we specifically mentioned the big “I’s,” of impotence and incontinence. Impotence is common after radical prostatectomy. A man with excellent erectile function prior to surgery will have some degree of impotence anywhere from 30% to 70% of… read more

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