Table 5.
Long term and latent effects of prostate cancer treatment
| Side effect | Treatment type
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hormonal (ADT) | Radiation | Surgery | |
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| General | |||
| Fatigue | X | X | |
| Pain | X | X | |
| Weakness | X | X | X |
|
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| Bowel dysfunction | |||
| Fecal urgency/incontinence | X | ||
| Proctitis | X | ||
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| Cardiovascular disease | X | ||
|
| |||
| Endocrine | |||
| Bone loss | X | ||
| Metabolic syndrome/diabetes | X | ||
| Vasomotor symptoms | X | ||
| Weight gain/obesity | X | ||
|
| |||
| Psychosocial (anxiety, body image concerns, depression) | X | X | X |
|
| |||
| Sexual dysfunction (decreased libido, erectile dysfunction) | X | X | X |
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| Urinary dysfunction | |||
| Incontinence | X | X | |
| Urethral stricture | X | X | |
| Urgency/frequency | X | X | |
ADT: androgen deprivation therapy