Episode Details

**Trigger Warning**

Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Will Kinnaird as part of our paid series with Boston Scientific where Will talks about his career, his sexual dysfunction research and experience of SpaceOAR™.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) reflect on the impact of sexual dysfunction on people who have prostate cancer treatment.

2) read Will’s recent journal article about sexual dysfunction in men with advanced prostate cancer: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/tre.800.

3) watch this video by Boston Scientific on SpaceOAR Vue™ Hydrogel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WblIxPtVQ2M&t=1s.

4) watch this video by Boston Scientific on SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel Procedural Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRzGb0bJwDk.

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Links from podcast:

University College London Hospital Reducing the dose of radiotherapy to your rectum during the treatment of prostate cancer: a patient guide to rectal spacers: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/patient-information-pages/series-no-66-reducing-dose-radiotherapy-your-rectum-during-treatment-prostate-cancer-patient-guide-rectal-spacers

Boston Scientific website: https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-EU/home.html

Boston Scientific SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel: https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-EU/products/hydrogel-spacers/spaceoar-hydrogel.html

Boston Scientific SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel Spacer for Reducing Radiation Toxicity During Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer. A Systematic Review: https://www.bostonscientific.com/content/dam/bostonscientific/uro-mh/resources/spaceoar-hydrogel/2021-Literature-Review-spaceOAR.pdf

Boston Scientific SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel is Associated with Lower Rectal Toxicity and Higher  Bowel Quality of Life in Late Follow-up: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis: https://www.bostonscientific.com/content/dam/bostonscientific/uro-bph/UROPH-827401-AA-Infographic%20-%20SpaceOARHydrogel.Meta-Analysis-FINAL.EU.pdf

Prostate Cancer UK risk and symptoms:https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information-and-support/risk-and-symptoms

Prostate Cancer UK risk checker: https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker

Prostate Cancer UK treatment publications: https://shop.prostatecanceruk.org/our-publications/treatments

Prostate Cancer UK online community: https://community.prostatecanceruk.org/

Tackle Prostate Cancer: https://tackleprostate.org/

Tackle Prostate Cancer find a support group: https://tackleprostate.org/about-prostate