Healthcare professionals should discuss all relevant management options recommended in this guideline with men with prostate cancer and their partners or carers, irrespective of whether they are available through local services. Healthcare professionals should ensure that mechanisms are in place to allow men with pros- tate cancer and their primary care providers to gain access to specialist services throughout the course of their disease. Healthcare professionals should adequately inform men with prostate cancer and their partners or carers about the effects of prostate cancer and the treatment options on their sexual function, physical appearance, continence and other aspects of masculinity
