A new study has found that 15 years after treatment with surgery or radiation, most prostate cancer patients have sexual side effects, and many also have urinary and bowel problems. The study authors say these findings may be useful to men when choosing a treatment plan after diagnosis with prostate cancer. The team of researchers from several US cancer centers and universities based their findings on 1,655 men who were diagnosed with localized prostate cancer – cancer that had not spread beyond the prostate. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Resnick MJ, et al. Long-term functional outcomes after treatment for localized prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 31;368(5):436-45. PMID: 23363497
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