Behavioral Therapy Alleviates Prostatectomy-Induced Incontinence
Behavioral therapy reduced episodes of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy by 55% in a study of 208 men with incontinence persisting %u22651 year following prostatectomy.
Behavioral therapy reduced episodes of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy by 55% in a study of 208 men with incontinence persisting ≥1 year following prostatectomy. The 8-week behavioral training program included pelvic fl oor muscle exercises, self-monitoring with bladder diaries, regular office visits, bladder control techniques, and fl uid management. Over the same period, incontinence-episodes fell only 24% in the control group. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Key Advances in Cancer Survivorship Toxicity Management
July 15th 2022In this episode of The Vitals, Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, recounts highlights from the 2022 ASCO Symptoms and Survivorship track and underscores key takeaways for practitioners seeking to enhance the delivery of cancer survivorship care.
