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Complications of radiation therapy
Source: Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 14, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment Option Overview for Prostate Cancer / Radiation Therapy and Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
Definitive EBRT can result in acute cystitis, proctitis, and enteritis.[20,42,49,83-85] These conditions are generally reversible but may be chronic and rarely require surgical intervention.[85]
A cross-sectional survey of patients with prostate cancer who had been treated in a managed care setting by radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, or watchful waiting and active surveillance showed substantial sexual and urinary dysfunction in the radiation therapy group.[46]
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