Concomitant medication and supportive care guidelines
Serious bowel symptoms, tenesmus, diarrhea
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ADT for 4–6 months duration may be prescribed at the investigator’s discretion and/or patient’s choice. ADT can be administered in a neoadjuvant (up to 2 months prior to radiotherapy), concurrent, or adjuvant (after the last fraction of radiotherapy) manner.A proportion of patients undergoing prostate radiotherapy can expect an increase in urinary frequency or urgency. If this becomes bothersome to the patient, medication to alleviate symptoms can be prescribed at the discretion of the treating radiation oncologist and documented in the patient chart.Serious bowel symptoms during the time of prostate radiotherapy are rare. If patients develop rectal urgency, tenesmus or diarrhea, medication to alleviate symptoms can be prescribed at the discretion of the treating radiation oncologist and documented in the patient chart.