A new study finds long-term risks associated with common prostate cancer treatments.
The research, published Thursday in JAMA Oncology, analyzed data from nearly 52,000 men. Those undergoing prostatectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate, faced an over-sevenfold increase in the risk of urinary and sexual complications compared to untreated men over 12 years, according to the results.
These complications include urinary tract infection, loss of bladder control, erectile dysfunction, and narrowing of the urethra or the neck of the bladder.
Radiotherapy patients also saw a nearly threefold increased risk of these side effects, as well as a tripled likelihood of developing bladder cancer….