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12 Ιαν 2023 · Some of the most common side effects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer include erectile dysfunction, urinary problems, and bowel problems.
26 Αυγ 2021 · Short-term Complications. You may experience some temporary urinary symptoms, such as waking up in the night and needing to urinate, needing to urinate more often during the day, or urgency – needing to urinate right now, and not being able to hold it in for a long time.
Radiotherapy to the prostate can cause some side effects, such as loose or watery poo (diarrhoea) and passing urine more often. Side effects tend to start a week or 2 after the radiotherapy begins. They gradually get worse during the treatment and for a couple of weeks after the treatment ends.
10 Μαΐ 2023 · The type and severity of side effects you have with external beam radiation for prostate cancer may depend on the dose and on the amount of healthy tissue that's exposed to the radiation. Most side effects are temporary, can be controlled and generally improve over time once treatment has ended.
A small number of men develop bladder cancer or cancer of the lower bowel (rectum) after radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This can happen many years after treatment. It is important that you contact your GP if you notice blood in the urine or poo or a change in your bowel habits.
11 Απρ 2024 · When you undergo surgery or radiation to treat your prostate cancer, you may have to contend with urinary and sexual side effects afterward. A urologist explains how treatments can help.
27 Μαρ 2023 · You may not get any late side effects. But remember that radiation therapy affected the tissues in your bladder and rectum. Call your radiation oncologist (cancer doctor) if you: Have any new urinary, bladder, or bowel symptoms. Need to have a colonoscopy. Avoid having a colonoscopy for the first year after radiation therapy. Need any type of ...
