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Treatment Choices for Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
    Posted: 02/14/2006
8. Is this treatment painful? What can be done to help with pain?

Watchful Waiting

There is the discomfort of additional testing.

Surgery

Some men have little pain after surgery, while others need pain relief. If you feel pain, your doctor can help control it using various medications.

Radiation Therapy

External beam radiation therapy itself does not cause pain, but over time it can cause side effects that cause discomfort. Medications can help with discomfort or pain.

For seed implants, men may pass urine more often, notice a slower stream, or feel some pain. Medicine can help treat these symptoms.

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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prostate-cancer-treatment-choices/page11
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prostate-cancer-treatment-choices/page4
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prostate-cancer-treatment-choices/page13