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That is good to know.

It is possible - maybe likely - that different people suffer different side effects. I have heard some people get urinary issues (incontinence, urethral stricture and the need to catherize). Others had irritable bladder. I know at least one person who got serious bowel issues , repeated rectal bleeding , and even rectal blockage. It is possible that the best doctors with the latest radiation equipment may reduce the chance of side effects.

It is good to know if those have serious side effects are what %? Is it 1 %? 10% ? 50%? Also, what is the duration of these side effects? A few months? A few years?

I am looking for studies which quantify that.

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@soli almost all those serious Side effects occur when people get radiation as their primary treatment. Adjunct radiation and salvage radiation do not get into the same spots As radiation to the prostate, to cause many of those issues

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I have also heard of a variety of issues

Radiation proctitis
Rectal bleeding
Bladder infection
Breaks in bones - radiation damage to bones
Fibroses in bladder - reduce capacity

I must admit I have not heard this from a lot of people. Very few people in this Mayo7 Clinic forum have reported such serious side effects. They can happen.

I can’t give you any percentages, I suspected may relate to the way the treatment is given in some case cases. Ask the radiation oncologist what percentage of people have issues like these.