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Erschienen in: Current Urology Reports 10/2019

01.10.2019 | Prostate Cancer (S Prasad, Section Editor)

Quality of Life–Focused Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer

verfasst von: Jeffrey Shevach, Adam Weiner, Alicia K. Morgans

Erschienen in: Current Urology Reports | Ausgabe 10/2019

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Quality of life (QoL) outcomes have been reported in the literature and incorporated in decision-making in localized prostate cancer management for decades. Until recently, there was less emphasis on understanding the QoL effects of therapies for patients with advanced disease, possibly because there were fewer options for treatment. The purpose of this review is to summarize the key recent literature describing QoL outcomes for prostate cancer treatments in different disease settings.

Recent Findings

Recent data demonstrate that men who undergo local therapy for prostate cancer have worse early QoL related to therapy in sexual, urinary, and bowel function domains compared with men who choose observation, though the effects become less divergent over time. In patients receiving systemic therapy for advanced prostate cancer, more effective treatment typically delays deterioration of various aspects of QoL as assessed by patient-reported outcomes.

Summary

While there are multiple management options for localized and advanced prostate cancer, different treatment modalities affect QoL in distinct ways. Particularly in settings that lack head-to-head efficacy data between treatment options, clinicians can incorporate adverse effect profiles and effects on patient-reported outcomes describing QoL to inform patients as they make treatment decisions for prostate cancer.
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Metadaten
Titel
Quality of Life–Focused Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer
verfasst von
Jeffrey Shevach
Adam Weiner
Alicia K. Morgans
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Urology Reports / Ausgabe 10/2019
Print ISSN: 1527-2737
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-019-0924-2

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