Dr. Adam Dicker answers the question: 'Urinary Impact of Radiation Therapy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What are the urinary impacts of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, and how do they compare ...
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 ...
Prostate health is something every man should be aware of yet few people want to discuss. An enlarged prostate – called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – can lead to the need for surgery, which ...
The journey through prostate cancer treatment marks a significant chapter in many men’s lives, with surgery often serving as a pivotal turning point toward recovery. While the removal of cancerous ...
When a man receives a prostate cancer diagnosis, thoughts often race toward treatment options and survival rates. However, the recovery journey after prostate surgery represents a critical chapter ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: This is kind of embarrassing, but, for a while, I’ve been leaking urine. Can something be done to fix this incontinence problem? Up to 10% of men may experience stress incontinence ...
For more than 40 years, artificial sphincters have been the standard of care for stress urinary incontinence in men following prostate surgery. The iPhone age is finally catching up. Electronic ...
Urinary adverse events requiring intervention were highest after surgery during the first 14 years, then radiation was more toxic. The rate of urinary adverse events requiring intervention changes in ...
Professor Greg Shaw, the trial lead from UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and Consultant Urologist at UCLH, said: “Our results show that, by using NeuroSAFE, nearly twice as many men don’t have to ...
Stereotactic body radiotherapy as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated. Toxic effects were comparable to a historical cohort of patients receiving conventionally fractionated ...
Imperial College London investigators compared focal therapy with prostate removal surgery for men with prostate cancer that ...