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Radical Prostatectomy vs. Radiation therapy?

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@jonathanack When you said, " The risk of incontinence and intimacy issues is present in both treatments", I think that statement needs to be qualified a bit. There is WAY less risk of incontinence from a radiation treatment versus an RP and the same goes for ED and sexual function.

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Yes, that is in line with what all of my docs advised. A significant issue for me in deciding on SBRT (with 120 days of ADT/orgovyx. It was all manageable and the side effects are not what I would characterize as significant.