What are the side effects of radioactive seed implants for prostate cancer?
ANSWER
Common side effects include:
Rarer side effects include:
- Peeing more often
- Strong urges to pee
- Burning when you pee
- Not able to completely empty your bladder
- Impotence
- Urinary incontinence
- Rectal bleeding
- Diarrhea
From: Prostate Cancer: Radioactive Seed Implants WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson on October 22, 2017
SOURCES:
American Brachytherapy Association.
American Cancer Society.
American Urological Association.
SOURCES:
American Brachytherapy Association.
American Cancer Society.
American Urological Association.
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