It ain't over until it's over ...

The problem with treating prostate cancer is that there are always side effects. For some people, they are severe - lack of control of the bladder; leaking urine; lack of erectile function and so on. Most people suffer some of one or more of these to a greater or lesser extent, depending on their treatment.

Radical prostatectomy, for instance, is quite likely to end up with the severe end of the spectrum ... but not necessarily. We mere mortals who receive the treatment have to simply wait and see.