Incontinence After Prostate Cancer Surgery: What You Need to Know

Prostate cancer is a serious disease that affects many men worldwide. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer patients need to be assessed for treatment. To treat this type of cancer there are several treatment options available, such as medicines, surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Surgery is one of the most common procedures used to fight prostate cancer, but sometimes there are some side effects that may occur after post-surgery. In this video, shared by Prostate Cancer Live in 2014, incontinence is discussed as a consequence of prostate cancer surgery, along with how and why it happens.

Dr. Howard P. Tay, from Arizona State Urology, talks about the different types of incontinence a man may have after prostate cancer. Despite being extremely uncomfortable incontinence is a treatable condition and it’s normally temporary.

Find out more about prostate cancer and urinary incontinence after surgery.

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