Community Views: The Most Surprising Side Effects of Prostate Cancer
From the moment someone is diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is common to have little to no idea what comes next. Some men have an understanding of what to expect, but many side effects often show up as a big surprise.
To find out more about which side effects caught you most by surprise, we turned to community members on our Facebook page.
More than 100 community members answered this hot topic. This is what they said.
Dealing with hot flashes
The side effect we heard most that surprised people is hot flashes. Most people think hot flashes happen only to women in menopause, but that is not true. For men undergoing prostate cancer treatments, the resulting drop in sex hormones causes the body to have trouble regulating temperature. Some men choose to get prescription treatments for them, and others simply choose to deal with the hot flashes.1
“Hot flashes from the hormone therapy.”
“Hot flashes make it so I cannot sleep.”
“Chills and hot flashes from my medicine.”
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