Association Between Choice of Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy, or Active Surveillance and Patient-Reported Quality of Life Among Men With Localized Prostate Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer have to decide among treatment strategies that may differ in their likelihood of adverse effects.

Objective

To compare quality of life (QOL) after radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy vs active surveillance.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based prospective cohort of 1141 men (57% participation among eligible men) with newly diagnosed prostate cancer were enrolled from January 2011 through June 2013 in collaboration with the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry. Median time from diagnosis to enrollment was 5 weeks, and all men were enrolled with written informed consent prior to treatment. Final follow-up date for current analysis was September 9, 2015.

Expos

SUBMITTER: Chen RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6284802 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature