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12/11/07
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Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function
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MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) High-dose precision radiation therapy doesn't harm the sexual function of prostate cancer patients, U.S. researchers say.
A team at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia tracked 155 men with intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer who underwent intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), a technique that more precisely targets the tumor. "IMRT is revolutionizing how we treat men with prostate cancer, because it improves our ability to avoid normal tissue. As a result, more radiation dose can be delivered to the prostate by increasing the amount of radiation each day. Increasing the radiation used each day is particularly attractive, because it also shortens the treatment time by several days," study lead author Dr. Mark Buyyounouski, attending physician in the radiology department at Fox Chase, said in a prepared statement. "We need to make sure there's a balance between risk and benefit, and sexual function is a major consideration. For Read the Complete Article Similar content: High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction, in Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Changes in sexual desire, in Epilepsy Sexual Changes in Multiple Sclerosis, in Multiple Sclerosis Obese Men More Likely To Die From Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer |
