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You might have long term side effects after having external radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This includes problems getting an erection (impotence). Find out what you can do about them.
27 Μαρ 2023 · Learn about follow-up appointments, side effects, and contact information after prostate radiation therapy. Find out how to manage urinary, bowel, and sexual changes that may occur after treatment.
11 Μαρ 2023 · Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer. 1m 44s. Despite recent advances in early detection and treatment of localized prostate cancer, management of the disease remains...
19 Απρ 2022 · Radiation therapy for newly diagnosed prostate cancer can be divided into two main types: brachytherapy and external beam radiation. Brachytherapy , also known as internal radiation, can be further subdivided into low-dose rate and high-dose rate.
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What is follow-up? If you’ve had a treatment that aimed to get rid of your prostate cancer, such as surgery, radiotherapy or brachytherapy, you will have regular check-ups afterwards. This is often called follow-up. The aim of your follow-up appointments is to: check how your cancer has responded to treatment.
After radiation therapy: If your first treatment was radiation, treatment options might include surgery (radical prostatectomy) or some type of ablative therapy (such as cryotherapy or high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)).
The main types of radiation therapy used for prostate cancer are: External beam radiation. Brachytherapy (internal radiation) Radiopharmaceuticals (medicines containing radiation that are injected into the body)
