Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Prostate Treatment

Prostate treatment can be controversial for men over a certain age anyway. This will cause men all ages to pause:

"Quality of life concerns are important when considering treatment options for prostate cancer," the investigators conclude. Before starting combination hormone and radiation therapy, the patient should be told that "penile shortening may occur."
And, you can expect erectile dysfunction.


H/T Dr. Clouthier

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