How will prostate cancer treatment affect my bladder?
ANSWER
You might feel the urge to go to the bathroom all the time, not be able to go when you want to, have a weak stream, or leak in between trips to the toilet.
These side effects could go away soon after treatment, or they might linger for a while.
From: Living Your Best With Prostate Cancer WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Louise Chang on June 07, 2018
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Urology Care Foundation: "Surgery."
AARP: "Sex and Intimacy."
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SOURCES:
UK National Health Service: "Prostate Cancer."
Urology Care Foundation: "Surgery."
AARP: "Sex and Intimacy."
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: "Prostate Cancer Treatment."
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center: "Restoring Intimacy."
Prostate Cancer Foundation: "Erectile Dysfunction."
American Cancer Society: "Managing Incontinence for Men With Cancer," "Living With Uncertainty: The Fear of Cancer Recurrence."
Prostate Cancer UK: "Living with and after prostate cancer."
American College of Clinical Oncology: "Follow-up Care for Prostate Cancer," "Sexuality and Cancer Treatment: Men," "Family Life."
University of Michigan Health System: "Stress Management When You Have Cancer."
Harrington, J. , March 2009. Oncology Nursing Forum
National Cancer Institute: "Self Image and Sexuality," "Family Issues after Treatment."
Maliski, S. , December 2008. Qualitative Health Research
Bokhour, B. , 2007. Communication & Medicine
National Caregivers Library: "Coping Within the Family."
Cancer Support Community: "Managing Emotions."
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