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A quality of life (QOL) assessment of prostate cancer patients undergoing different radiation treatment modalities by K. Saputo; A. Calcaterra; G. Boyea; Michelle Wallace; Mamtha Balasubramaniam; Alvaro Martinez is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A quality of life (QOL) assessment of prostate cancer patients undergoing different radiation treatment modalities about?
Purpose: To assess and compare QOL of prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation treatment (EBRT) or brachytherapy (BRACHY), based on urinary (sexual excluded) function. Methods and Materials: Between November 2001 and November 2005, 324 patients, receiving EBRT, HDR Alone, and Palladium completed a QOL questionnaire addressing GU function using the International Prostate Symptom Score. Patients filled out a QOL questionnaire prior to treatment, at treatment completion (EBRT) or two weeks post BRACHY, and at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months post treatment. The responses were analyzed for significance or trends in QOL issues comparing modality and time intervals using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) approach. Results: There were statistically significant GU findings for both time and different treatment modalities. When looking at Incomplete Emptying, Frequency, Urgency and Nocturia, patients who underwent HDR Alone had the best response followed by EBRT and then Pd (p 5 0.0098, 0.0074, 0.0290 and 0.0054, respectively). This trend was consistent over the 5 time points and patients did the worst at treatment completion (p 5 <0.0001, !0.0001, !0.0001 and !0.
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- Author
- K. Saputo; A. Calcaterra; G. Boyea; Michelle Wallace; Mamtha Balasubramaniam; Alvaro Martinez
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1538-4721)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)