I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (Pc) about 5 years ago. After beam radiation and seeds implant (Brachytherapy), <> Anyone know of any studies that have either correlated the two diseases or indicate radiation as a possible cause of bladder cancer?
Hi,
I've been hanging around bladder cancer patients for a long time and rarely meet men with your history of treated prostate cancer followed by superficial bladder cancer. I don't think there is a connection. And for sure radiation treatments have been known to cause second cancers way down the road but the problem is biggest for children as most adult cancer pts treated with radiation probably won't live long enough for it to catch up with them.
I'm a breast cancer survivor, had radiation to the chest and armpit, the risk of lung mets in 20 yrs is kind of big in my case. I was 43 at the time. I don't worry about it as untreated cancer will also kill someone sooner rather than later, save perhaps for superficial bladder cancer.
Take care,
Wendy
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