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Prostate Cancer Complications
Complications of prostate cancer include:
- Impotence
- Prostatitis
- Kidney disease
- Pathologic fractures
- Thrombophlebitis
- Spread of the cancer
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary retention
- Urinary tract infection
Side effects of radiation therapy include:
- Skin burns
- Confusion:
- Caused by treatment with radiation to the brain
- Difficulty swallowing
- Fatigue
- Hair loss
- Headaches:
- With radiation to the brain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Other cancers
- Rashes and other skin changes (discoloration)
- Weight loss
Side effects of chemotherapy include:
- Anorexia
- Anemia
- Low platelet count
- Low white blood cell counts
- Constipation and diarrhea
- Hair loss
- Increased risk of infection
- Mouth sores (mucositis)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Weakness or fatigue
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Last Updated: Feb 9, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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