Most men will be sterile after radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
Adjuvant radiation therapy for prostate cancer side effects.
It may peel or become moist and tender.
Frequent urination difficult or painful urination blood in the urine urinary leakage abdominal cramping diarrhea painful bowel movements rectal bleeding rectal leaking fatigue sexual dysfunction including.
Adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy can cause significant side effects and these treatments don t benefit everyone.
You may notice some skin changes in the area exposed to radiation.
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Potential side effects of external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer may include.
Erectile dysfunction or dry orgasm can occur after radiation therapy.
However these radiotherapy side effects are less common and occur only when the radiation damages your body.
Your skin may become red swollen warm and sensitive as if you have a sunburn.
This type of adjuvant therapy can also decrease the chance of the cancer coming back and it s often used to make the primary treatment such as an operation or radiation treatment easier or more effective.
Long term side effects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer studies show that over time men who have undergone this procedure tend to develop long term side effects.
Talk to your oncology team about sperm banking if you wish to have a child in the future.