Long-term impact of preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer on testicular function
Endocrine testicular function is related to sexual symptoms in men treated for rectal- or prostate cancer. Monitoring of testicular function in these patients could be valuable to improve interventions for treatment-related sexual dysfunction. The association between elevated LH and cancer recurrence requires further investigation.
Authors
- Stefan Arver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-355X)
- Ravi Jasuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-2395)
- Louise de la Motte
- Christian Buchli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4774-5395)
- Anna Martling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5998-4735)
- Josefin Segelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-9806)
- John Tapper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4230-2264)
- Torbjörn Holm
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Harvard University (US)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Ersta sjukhus (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110458
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00