The Impact of Husbands’ Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Participation in a Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention on Spouses’ Lives and Relationships With Their Partners

Background: A prostate cancer diagnosis affects the patient and his spouse. Partners of cancer patients are often the first to respond to the demands related to their husband’s illness and thus are likely to be the most supportive individuals available to the patients. It is therefore important to examine how spouses react and handle their husband’s prostate cancer diagnosis. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore how the prostate...