Receiving radiotherapy after prostatectomy does negatively affect long-term health-related quality of life, including sexual function, urinary incontinence, and urinary irritation, but the timing of ...

At 12 years, the risk of urinary or sexual complications was seven times greater after prostatectomy (HR 7.23, 95% CI 5.96-8.78) and nearly three times greater after radiotherapy (HR 2.76, 95% CI 2.26 ...

The risks of adverse effects and complications from treatment for prostate cancer are substantial and continue for years after treatment ends. The largest comprehensive analysis reporting long-term ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Short-term adverse effects after radiation therapy for prostate cancer correlated with risk for long-term ...

Freedom from distant metastasis (FFDM) at 10 years was 93% with adjuvant RT and 90% with salvage treatment. After a median follow-up of 7.8 years, 52 patients in the adjuvant RT arm had died as ...

When it comes to treatment for prostate cancer, men have a range of options, from active surveillance to radiation to surgery, just to name a few. Which approach to choose is a highly personal ...

Treatment choice for localized prostate cancer depends on cancer aggressiveness and quality-of-life factors, such as sexual functioning. Active surveillance is a safe option for appropriate patients, ...

Focal therapy, including HIFU, targets only cancerous prostate areas, preserving organ function and minimizing side effects like erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. HIFU is suitable for ...