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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.
This study compared quality of life after radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy vs active surveillance. By 24 months, mean scores between treatment groups vs active surveillance were not significantly different in most domains. However, each treatment strategy was associated with distinct patterns of adverse effects over 2 years.
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Citation: Chen RC, Basak R, Meyer AM .
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.
JAMA 2017 Mar 21;317(11):1141-50. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.1652.
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Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Surgery, Quality of Life