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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis amongst adult males in the United States, with approximately 160,000 new diagnoses per year in the United States. Treatment of this disease may be associated with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and sexual adverse effects. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has recently gained acceptance as an effective treatment modality, although concerns have been voiced over a potentially increased risk of toxicity given the high dose-per-fraction regimens employed. Fortunately, a wealth patient-reported outcome (PRO) data, in addition to standard physician-scored toxicity, is available from single and multi-institutional reports. This chapter will review the adverse effects that have been reported following SBRT, provide guidelines for prevention and management of symptoms, and compare these outcomes with those achieved by other treatment methods. |
