Patient‐reported quality of life after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer

Abstract

General health-related QOL does not appear to be compromised following radical prostatectomy. Patients are willing to accept some morbidity for a perceived survival benefit. Although minimal urinary dysfunction was reported, most patients were dissatisfied with postoperative sexual function. In preoperative counselling, greater emphasis should be placed on the risk of postoperative impotence.