What is urinary toxicity?

Urinary toxicity after radiation therapy in men with prostate cancer is often attributed to bladder injury. However, in males, acute urinary symptoms may also be due to radiation-induced inflammation of the prostate and prostatic urethra [1, 2].

Does radiation cystitis ever go away?

Acute radiation cystitis is usually self-limiting and is generally managed with conservative symptomatic therapy or observation. Late radiation cystitis, which can develop months to years after radiation therapy, presents principally as hematuria, which ranges from mild to life-threatening.

What is the success rate of radiation therapy for prostate cancer?

Radiation Therapy: Effective for Prostate Cancer Men with localised prostate cancer who are treated with external-beam radiation therapy have a cure rate of 95.5% for intermediate-risk prostate cancer and 91.3% for high-risk prostate cancer. The 5-year survival rate using this treatment is 98.8% overall.

How long does it take to recover from radiation treatment for prostate cancer?

Side effects tend to start a week or 2 after the radiotherapy begins. They gradually get worse during the treatment and for a couple of weeks after the treatment ends. But they usually begin to improve after around 2 weeks or so.

Does urinary tract infection cause kidney stones?

Other medical conditions such as renal tubular acidosis, cystinuria, hyperparathyroidism and repeated urinary tract infections also can increase your risk of kidney stones.

What is the best treatment for radiation cystitis?

Medication Summary Pharmacologic therapy for radiation cystitis is primarily aimed at relief of symptoms. Symptomatic frequency and urgency are best treated with anticholinergic agents. Once all other causes of dysuria have been ruled out, phenazopyridine can be used to provide symptomatic relief.

How do you prevent radiation cystitis?

Other preventive measures. Data from a small pilot study of 20 patients undergoing radiotherapy for gynaecological malignancies indicate that prophylactic intravesical installations with 40 ml chondroitin sulphate 0.2% solution reduce the symptoms of acute radiation cystitis.

Is radiation better than surgery for prostate cancer?

Both radiation and surgery are equally effective treatments to cure prostate cancer.” The choice of which treatment is best is up to individual patients and their care teams, Dr. King says. “Make sure you talk with a surgeon and a radiation oncologist before you make your decision.