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No matter how we manage our health, efficacy, risks and costing are top concernsGay men who had prostate cancer had lower score of quality of life than straight men
The impact of prostate cancer may different between straight and gay men.
According to new survey study that conducted online and presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) on May 15, 2011, Thomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH, an AUA’s spokeperson from the University of Kansas in Kansas City said that prostate cancer causes gay men more profound “in terms of health-related quality of life” than straight men, including the fear of recurrence for those who already treated.
These results are considered important because an estimated of 3% to 5% of adult males in the U.S. are gay, even though the online survey involved 92 gay men from the United States and Canada.
The authors speculated that there were lack of support prostate cancer among these men, so then the negative effects from prostate cancer are worse than straight men.
In addition, adverse events from prostate cancer treatment also more severe than straight men, this can be caused by a decrease of erectile function, since they are need more robust erection during anal intercourse compared with vaginal intercourse.
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