You may need to take medicines to lower your levels of testosterone and other male sex hormones because those hormones can fuel the growth of your cancer. There are side effects, but also ways to deal with these problems. During treatment, you may: Gain weight Develop breasts or have tendern...
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Common Side Effects Of Cryotherapy - Cryotherapy (cryosurgery) for prostate cancer freezes the prostatic tissue, causing cancer cells to die. As a minimally invasive procedure, cryotherapy
Many men who have advancedprostate cancerexperience side effects. Some of these side effects result from the treatments used to slow the spread ofcancer. Other side effects come from the disease itself. Understanding these side effects can relieve fears and help you cope better. So can being an...
A new study suggests that supervised exercise interventions can significantly benefit prostate cancer patients suffering from sexual dysfunction, a common side effect of treatment. Exercise not only improved sexual health outcomes but also showed benefits in overall physical st...
In this narrative review we summarize neglected side effects of curative intended treatment for prostate cancer. They include climacturia, arousal incontinence (AI), orgasmic disturbances such as altered orgasmic sensation, anorgasmia, and orgasm-associated pain (dysorgasmia), ejaculatory dysfunction, ...
The Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide lists treatment descriptions, survival rates, side effects and other important information associated with prostate cancer.
Because it remains unclear whether long-term survival is the same with radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer, their adverse effects are important considerations.
Brachytherapy is a radiation therapy that can be used as a prostate cancer treatment. Sometimes referred to as interstitial radiation therapy, seed therapy, or seed treatment, prostate brachytherapy is capable of delivering high and concentrated doses of radiation to the prostate gland. Radiation’s ...
Learn how Myriad’s genetic testing can help you and your provider navigate crucial prostate cancer treatment decisions with personalized genetic insights.
target and kill the abnormal cells of the prostate from outside your body. Another treatment ischemotherapy, which uses powerful chemicals, destroy the cancer cells.Cryotherapy, which freezes the cancer cells, or heat, can be used to kill the cancer cells w...