Managing the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Booklet
Published: 01 Jul 2021
Next review: 01 Jul 2024
Edition: 1

This booklet is about the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy. It is for anyone treated with pelvic radiotherapy who has bladder side effects that continue after treatment, or begin months or years later. There is also information for carers, family members and friends.

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Published: 01 Jul 2021
Next review: 01 Jul 2024
Edition: 1

This booklet is about the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy. It is for anyone treated with pelvic radiotherapy who has bladder side effects that continue after treatment, or begin months or years later. There is also information for carers, family members and friends.

About this booklet

This booklet gives information about possible side effects affecting the bladder caused by pelvic radiotherapy that continue on from during treatment, or begin three months or more after treatment. It describes treatments that can help, ways of managing late effects and signposts to other sources of support.


This booklet does not have information about bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy. We have another booklet about this called Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy.


Visit our online information about late effects of pelvic radiotherapy.


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