Prostate Cancer Survivorship Resources

• Cancer Care—Coping with Cancer:  Tools to Help You Live
• National Cancer Institute - Facing Forward:  Life After Cancer Treatment
• Cancer.Net

Possible Physical Side Effects of Treatment

Fatigue - can be an issue for weeks or up to months after treatment.  It is known that exercise at a moderate level, 4 to 5 times a week for up to an hour a day can improve and slowly decrease fatigue.

• Cancer related fatigue and anemia
• Lance Armstrong coping with fatigue
• Resolving the Frustration of Fatigue

Chemobrain - over the past few years, a lesser-known side effect of cancer treatment-- the cognitive dysfunction commonly called "chemo-brain" has been recognized.

• How to Manage Chemo Brain

Sexual dysfunction - can be anything from erectile dysfunction, to decreased libido, to decreased flexibility of tissue and lubrication.

• Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
• Coping With Impotence From Prostate Cancer Treatment
• Prostate Cancer: Sexual Function After Treatment
• Lance Armstrong – sexual dysfunction for men

Hormonal Therapy

• Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Side Effects

Bone Health - Take steps to prevent osteoporosis during prostate cancer treatment.

• Prostate Cancer and Bone Health

Urinary Incontinence

• Prostate Cancer: Urinary Incontinence
• Managing Incontinence

Nutrition

• Nutrition and physical activity during and after cancer treatment