Open AccessREHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER
Author(s) -
Борис Каспаров,
Tatyana Semiglazova,
D.V. Kovlen,
Г Н Пономаренко,
V.A. Klyuge Klyuge,
Anton Krutov,
В. К. Осетник,
Margarita A. Tynkasova,
Kristina Kondrateva,
O. Zaozerskiy,
В. Ф. Семиглазов,
M. Berkut,
Aleksey Belyaev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
voprosy onkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2949-4915
pISSN - 0507-3758
DOI - 10.37469/0507-3758-2020-66-2-196-203
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , rehabilitation , psychosocial , gynecomastia , urinary incontinence , physical therapy , erectile dysfunction , cancer , prostate , urology , psychiatry
The purpose of rehabilitation for prostate cancer patients is to recover psychological, physical, cognitive, social, and vocational functions. Prostate cancer treatment options have the risk of several side effects including loss of muscle strength, fatigue, pain, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, cognitive problems, decrease in bone density, weight loss, gynecomastia, and hot flushes with stress-related psychosocial problems. This paper describes briefly cancer rehabilitation of patients with prostate cancer for minimizing the morbidity rate associated with prostate cancer treatment and to improve QOL.