2013-04-14T14:27:45Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/prostate-cancer.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19980707.html Jan 1, 1998 Jan 1, 1998

<p>The need for accurate measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men treated for prostate cancer is of paramount importance because patients may survive for many years after their diagnosis.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990209.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

<p>During the year after radical prostatectomy for early stage prostate cancer patient quality of life steadily improved.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990410.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

<p>Older men in a randomly selected, population based sample do not have perfectly normal urinary continence, bowel function or sexual potency.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990805.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

<p>Cryotherapy has emerged as a promising salvage therapy option for treatment of locally recurrent prostate cancer after initial therapy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990907.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

<p>To determine the accuracy of patient recall of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men who have undergone radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000307.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

<p>The authors compare general and disease specific health related quality of life in men undergoing brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancer to those undergoing radical prostatectomy and age matched healthy controls.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000704.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

<p>This editorial is a response to an article by Dr. G.W. Chodak and colleagues suggesting that shorter hospital stays following a radical prostatecomy should be considered.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001011.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

<p>Without a clear survival advantage from one form of treatment, issues such as costs, quality of life, and patient preferences take on paramount importance.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001214.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

<p>Patients undergoing surgery or radiation showed different longitudinal profiles of urinary function and bother during the first 2 years after treatment.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010008.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

<p>Over the last decade, a number of organisations have developed clinical guidelines, typically at a national level, in order to increase appropriate health care.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010307.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

<p>The authors examined changes in health related quality of life during the 12 months before death in men with prostate cancer.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010807.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

<p>Most quality of life recovery occurs early after radical prostatectomy, except in several domains, including urinary and sexual, which continue to improve even beyond 2 years postoperatively. Patients should be encouraged that recovery may continue for months or years after surgery.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010812.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

<p>Most large prostate cancers with high serum PSA levels were effectively detected in a prevalence screen.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020107.html Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2002

<p>Patients dying of metastatic prostate cancer appear to experience declines in health-related quality of life during their final year of life.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020602.html Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2002

<p>Screening with normal PSA results is accompanied by a minimally to moderate deterioration of HRQOL in some subjects.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020707.html Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2002

<p>The mental health profiles differ for patients undergoing surgery, radiation, or watchful waiting for early stage prostate carcinoma.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20021004.html Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2002

<p>The results of this pilot study, together with the previous American study, suggest ethnic or cultural difference in how impaired sexual function is integrated into overall QOL.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030119.html Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003

<p>Men who are diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer during the follow-up after treatment for clinically localized disease report a better quality of life than those who are metastatic at the time of diagnosis, not because the primary treatment confers any benefit but because they are followed more closely over time and diagnosed with metastases earlier in the course of their disease.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030307.html Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003

<p>The goal of quality assurance in health care is to preserve and improve patient care.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030322.html Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003

<p>This review summarizes the little that is known about health-related quality of life after multiple therapies.</p>