Gay men and prostate cancer

The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on prostate cancer in GBM, including its epidemiology. So are responses to treatment and their effects on quality of life, which can differ strikingly. Purpose: Prostate cancer in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) is an emerging medical and public health concern.

Knowing about these cancers and what you can do to help lower your. If you are the insertive partneryou need to discuss with your doctor the impact on erectile function in the short term. Many of these doctors may think they are being nonjudgmental, and are genuinely attempting to treat all their patients the same.

If you are a candidate for either prostatectomy or radiation therapy, you need to consult with your urologist and a radiation oncologist doctor about the extent and location of your cancer, and which form of treatment will work best for you. Here again, if you are a candidate for either surgery or radiation, it is essential that you discuss your needs and goals with your doctors.

Specifically, your role-in-sex identity: receptive, insertive, or both. Why does this matter? If you are considering brachytherapy, you need to understand that all radioactive seeds are not the same: Palladium has a shorter half-life than iodine, and if you engage in receptive anal intercourse, this may be a better choice for you.

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The majority said they do not ask about sexual orientation. More than half said they felt that prostate cancer health concerns were similar for both groups. Research suggests that gay or bisexual men have significant changes in quality of life and sex compared to heterosexual men after prostate cancer treatment.

Other research done by Amarasekera and others, including University of Minnesota epidemiologist B. Simon Rosser, Ph. What, specifically, do gay and bisexual men need to know? SinceI have written bestselling books on prostate cancer with Johns Hopkins urologist Patrick C.

Walsh, M. With Northwestern University urologist Edward M. Schaeffer, M. The clinic brings together primary care physicians, social workers and sex therapists within the Northwestern system to provide culturally appropriate urologic care.

Younger men in particular are also at risk of testicular cancer. The short answer is that your sexuality and what kind s of sex you engage in are important factors in your cancer management strategy. For some men, this seriously affects their ability to have receptive sex ever again.

ED can occur after radiation, as well, but it may be more gradual. The recovery of erectile function after surgery depends on several key factors: your cardiovascular health, whether or not you were having any erectile dysfunction ED before surgery, the extent of your cancer whether one or both neurovascular bundles, the nerves on the outside of the prostate that control erection, were able to be spared during surgery — and, frankly, the skill of your surgeon.

If you are the receptive partneryou really need to know that radiation can cause rectal fibrosis and pain with receptive anal intercourse. The most common types of cancer among men in the US are prostate, lung, colorectal, and skin cancers.

Unfortunately, this clinic is one of only a handful in the world. Some gay and bisexual men might have a higher risk of anal cancer. InNorthwestern urologist Channa Amarasekera, M. Slightly more than half of these doctors said they thought gay, bisexual and straight men had similar health concerns related to prostate cancer treatment and recovery.

Prostate cancer is prostate cancer, and doctors should treat everyone the same, right?