NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Men with low-risk prostate cancer who choose surgery need to realise the possible after-effects – reduced urinary and erectile function, shorter penis, penis distortion – they might have to live with for up to 35 years afterwards. READ MORE>
Do low-risk prostate cancer patients fully understand potential side effects of surgery?
September 21, 2010 by Jim Tucker
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