ReviewInternational journal of impotence research2021
Sexual function and rehabilitation after radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a review.
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- Sexual health-related care needs among young adult cancer patients and survivors: a systematic literature review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
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- Association Between Rectal Spacer Use and Erectile Dysfunction Diagnosis Among Men Receiving Prostate Radiotherapy: US County-Level Analysis.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
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- Rectal spacer use and bowel, urinary, and sexual dysfunction diagnosis and related procedures among men receiving prostate radiotherapy: US county-level analysis.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Sexual wellbeing support for men with prostate cancer: a qualitative study with patients.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Sexual health in female and male cancer survivors - compared with age-matched cancer-free controls in Norway.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
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- Qualitative exploration of sexual dysfunction and associated coping strategies among Iranian prostate cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Quality of Large Language Model Responses to Radiation Oncology Patient Care Questions.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The use of low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy in management of erectile dysfunction following prostate cancer treatment: a review of the current literature.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Review
- Pelvic Radiation Disease.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2022Review
- Future directions in improving sexual function for prostate cancer patients.International journal of impotence research · 2021Article
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Abstract
The treatment of prostate cancer is partly guided by patient preferences. Radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy are the standard radical therapies for localized disease and render comparable oncologic outcomes. Considering that survival is high regardless of the chosen treatment, factors such as treatment-related toxicities affecting the patients' quality of life play an important role in their decision. Notably, post-treatment sexual dysfunction, which includes decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and ejaculatory dysfunction has been shown to be an important and prevalent concern of prostate cancer survivors. In this literature review, we sought to characterize the sexual complications associated with radiation therapy and map the available sexual rehabilitation options for prostate cancer survivors experiencing sexual dysfunction as a result of radiation therapy. We identified medical, non-biomedical, counseling, and lifestyle modification options for prostate cancer survivors seeking sexual rehabilitation. Future research in this area should address the standardization of sexual side-effect reporting and investigate sexual outcomes and rehabilitation in more diverse groups and of transgender and nonheterosexual prostate cancer survivors.
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