Prostate cancer victims could be spared the cruel side-effect of impotency thanks to a pioneering surgical technique. Each year around 47,000 British men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 11,000 die from the disease. Greg Shaw, who is leading the trial at University College London, said: ‘Almost all men who have had prostate surgery suffer nerve damage. Dr David Montgomery, who is director of research at Prostate Cancer UK, said: ‘For too many men with potentially curable prostate cancer, their treatment either fails to eradicate their cancer or causes side effects such as erectile dysfunction. ‘We at Prostate Cancer UK believe research into treatments which cure more and harm less is crucially important.

Source: Daily Mail November 19, 2019 00:05 UTC