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Namibia: Living with prostate cancer: Namibian patients reflect on surgery and early detection – News

Namibia: Living with prostate cancer: Namibian patients reflect on surgery and early detection – News

Africa Links 24 with Charlotte Nambadja
Published on 2025-11-02 06:00:00

Living with prostate cancer can be daunting. In some cases, patients have to undergo bilateral orchiectomy (BO), the removal of testicles due to metastatic prostate cancer.

The procedure permanently reduces testosterone levels, which can help shrink tumours and alleviate symptoms like bone pain.

The Namibian spoke to two men at Windhoek Central Hospital, who recently had BO surgery.

An 80-year-old Rehoboth resident who had the surgery says he sought medical attention due to…

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