Over half of men with prostate cancer say treatment had worse impact than expected on sex lives

(Left to right): Claire Hopkins (head of marketing at Cancer Trials Ireland), Martin Sweeney (co-chief investigator of PRO-ACT and prostate cancer patient), Dr Claire Kilty (head of research at the Irish Cancer Society) and Niki Warner (programme manager of Research Partnerships at the Irish Cancer Society at the launch of the study of people affected by prostate cancer.

More than half of men who had prostate cancer saw a worse impact than expected on their sex lives from treatment with most not prepared for this, new Irish data shows.

Around 4,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Ireland annually and one in seven will be diagnosed during their lifetime. However, this survey reveals unexpected challenges and gaps in care facing survivors.