Men with CRC Not Offered Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction
Most men treated for colorectal cancer (CRC) experience erectile dysfunction as a consequence. Not all, however, want the same response from health professionals. Erectile dysfunction is profoundly stressful for most men, affecting self image, behavior and relationships; some do not regard it as a health priority. Unlike patients with prostate cancer, men with CRC are not routinely offered information and treatment for erectile dysfunction, stated doctors in a study appearing in the British Medical Journal. Greater coordination of care and consistent strategies are needed to tackle the unmet needs of this widely diverse patient group. Currently, clinicians are inadvertently neglecting, misleading and offending such patients. Better training could improve this situation, as might the reorganization of services. Further research is needed to determine whether trained clinical nurse specialists in CRC units could coordinate ongoing care.
British Medical Journal 2011: 343doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5824
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