Journal article
Quality of Life Outcomes after Primary Treatment for Clinically Localised Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review
Abstract
CONTEXT: Current evidence-based management for clinically localised prostate cancer includes active surveillance, surgery, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy. The impact of these treatment modalities on quality of life (QoL) is uncertain.
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review comparative studies investigating disease-specific QoL outcomes as assessed by validated cancer-specific patient-reported outcome measures with at least 1 …
Authors
Lardas M; Liew M; van den Bergh RC; De Santis M; Bellmunt J; Van den Broeck T; Cornford P; Cumberbatch MG; Fossati N; Gross T
Journal
European Urology, Vol. 72, No. 6, pp. 869–885
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.035
ISSN
0302-2838