It depends: Some men have no trouble with radiation to the prostate, either external beam or radiation seeds, but others will have trouble with pain on urination or difficulty with urination.
Answered 11/22/2014
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Early & Late Issues: Prostate radiation has typical side effects. For external beam, some skin irritation, fatigue and irritable bowel/bladder problems occur initially. Later, though rare, bleeding from the bladder/rectum, urge incontinence or bladder cancer are the most severe risks. For radiation seeds, increased difficulty with peeing early on and bladder or bowel urgency/frequency/burning later occur (less severe).
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