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12/11/07
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High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction
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TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Among prostate cancer patients undergoing a high-tech form of radiation therapy, exposure to a higher amount of radiation over a shorter time span poses no added risk for impaired sexual function, new research reveals.
"For men getting a high dose of radiation in a shorter amount of time than is typical -- meaning getting higher doses per day for fewer days -- a loss of sexual function is the chronic side effect that concerns most," noted study co-author Dr. Eric Horwitz, a clinical director in the department of radiation oncology at Fox Chase Medical Center in Philadelphia. "But we found that sexual function wasn't any worse than when patients got radiation in the conventional high-dose way," he said. Horwitz and lead author Mark Buyyounouski, also at Fox Chase, were expected to present their team's findings at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, in Los Angeles. The finding comes on the hee Read the Complete Article Similar content: Radiation Seed Therapy Fights Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function, in Prostate Cancer Radiation Seed Treatment Helps Younger Men Fight Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer Heavy Multivitamin Use May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Breast Cancer Stem Cells Seem to Survive Radiation Therapy, in Prostate Cancer |
