Impact of interstitial brachytherapy (IB) or radical prostatectomy (RP) on quality of life (QL) of patients (pts) treated for localized prostate cancer (LPC): Medium-term outcomes from a prospective monoinstitutional study.

Volume: 29, Issue: 15_suppl, Pages: e15108 - e15108
Published: May 20, 2011
Abstract
e15108 Background: Pts with LPC may be treated by different therapies which have similar disease control rates but potentially relevant differences in terms of QL impact. We attempted to evaluate the changes of QL after IB or RP. Methods: From March 2005 to July, 2010, we evaluated a consecutive series of 420 pts treated (on the basis of pts’ preference) with RP (192 pts) or IB (228 pts) for LPC. All pts were requested to fill a self-filled QL...
Paper Details
Title
Impact of interstitial brachytherapy (IB) or radical prostatectomy (RP) on quality of life (QL) of patients (pts) treated for localized prostate cancer (LPC): Medium-term outcomes from a prospective monoinstitutional study.
Published Date
May 20, 2011
Volume
29
Issue
15_suppl
Pages
e15108 - e15108
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