Side Effects Of Prostate Cancer Radiation

Your skin may become red swollen warm and sensitive as if you have a sunburn.

Side effects of prostate cancer radiation.

This helps minimize side effects of external beam radiation treatment. Potential side effects of external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer may include. Short term side effects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Most of the side effects are mild and tolerable.

Sexual dysfunction including diminished erectile function or decrease in the volume of semen. And loss of pubic hair. You may notice some skin changes in the area exposed to radiation. There are numerous ways to deal with them.

They tend to occur after the treatment and lasts for few days to weeks. You may experience some temporary urinary symptoms such as waking up in the night and needing to urinate needing to urinate more often during the day or urgency needing to urinate right now and not being able to hold it in for a long time. These radiation therapy side effects are mild and tolerable. It may peel or become moist and tender.

A swollen prostate gland not prostate cancer is the cause of the rising psa level. Because the prostate is close to several vital structures radiation therapy can disrupt normal urinary bowel and sexual functioning. Hair loss in your pubic area. Additional side effects of radiation therapy include itchiness or discomfort in the perineal skin or the skin between the anus and scrotum.