Long-Term Outcomes Among Localized Prostate Cancer Survivors: Health-Related Quality-of-Life Changes After Radical Prostatectomy, External Radiation, and Brachytherapy

Abstract

During a 4-year interval from earlier to longer-term phases of PC treatment survivorship, sexual, urinary, and bowel dysfunction remain significant concerns among early-stage PC treatment survivors, compared with control men. Although postprostatectomy HRQOL remains relatively stable during this interval, disease-specific HRQOL continues to evolve among men treated with BT and 3-D CRT.