The association of smoking with urinary and sexual function recovery following radical prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association of smoking with post-prostatectomy functional recovery in a large population-based cohort using standardised outcome measures.

Patients and methods

We conducted a cohort study and reported findings according to the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. We used a registry with prospectively gathered patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) regarding health and morbidity. We included all men who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) for localised prostate cancer, without (neo)adjuvant hormone or radiotherapy treatment. In our analysis, we compared Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC-26) scores between people who had ever smoked and those who had not during 24 months' foll

SUBMITTER: Visscher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12415310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature