2012-05-24T14:57:29Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/prostate-cancer.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100171.html Jul 12, 2010 Jul 12, 2010

Indigent Latino men with prostate cancer draw strength from their faith that helps them to cope with their disease.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100092.html May 31, 2010 May 31, 2010

<p>This study found that a tool for measuring health in men with prostate cancer--the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index-was responsive to changes in patients' health-related quality of life.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100172.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Severe comorbidity results in significantly lower long-term health related quality of life for men being treated for prostate cancer.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100151.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Findings of this study suggest that measurement of health related quality of life after prostate cancer treatment should incorporate the distress that patients experience from urinary, sexual, and bowel problems resulting from prostate cancer treatment.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100179.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Low-income black men being treated for prostate cancer use faith as a way to overcome the fear and shock engendered by their initial perceptions of cancer.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101317.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>The objective of the current study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives in treating this population. The authors analyzed the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives for providing care to low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer: (1) IMPACT as originally envisioned, (2) a version of IMPACT with reduced physician fees, (3) a hypothetical Medicaid prostate cancer treatment program, and (4) the existing county safety net.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100125.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

This study assessed hospice use by men dying of prostate cancer and compared the use of high-intensity care between those who did or did not enroll in hospice. Those who enroll in hospice are less likely to receive high-intensity end-of-life care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100304.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>The authors compared the types of treatments prostate cancer patients received from county hospitals and private providers as part of a statewide public assistance program in a cohort study of 559 men enrolled in a state-funded program for low-income patients known as Improving Access, Counseling, and Treatment for Californians With Prostate Cancer (IMPACT).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100164.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Grouping men with prostate cancer by their baseline function for sexual, urinary and bowel domains helps to discern their likely levels of both and function after treatment.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100024.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>The quality of end-of-life care was assessed in disadvantaged men prospectively enrolled in a public assistance program. That end-of-life care would be aggressive, moreso than recommended by quality-of-care guidelines, was hypothesized.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090822.html Aug 19, 2009 Aug 19, 2009

<p>Radiation or surgery can lead to significant dysfunction or distress in the urinary, sexual, or bowel domains. Hence, the simultaneous consideration of both quality and quantity of life improves medical decision making for these men.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090629.html Jun 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009

<p>Decision making for treatment of localized prostate cancer is often guided by therapeutic side-effect profiles. The authors sought to assess health-related quality-of-life outcomes for patients 48 months after treatment for localized prostate cancer. Men treated for localized prostate cancer were evaluated before treatment and at 11 intervals during the 48 months after intervention. Changes in mean health-related quality-of-life scores and the probability of regaining baseline levels of health-related quality of life were compared between treatment groups.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090205.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The proportion of American men with organ confined, low risk prostate cancer has increased significantly during the last 2 decades.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090703.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Determine how spirituality is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in an ethnically diverse cohort of low-income men with metastatic prostate cancer.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091114.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Describes development and testing of a single instrument that can be used to assess treatment response in clinical trials and cohort studies that involve both genders.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091014.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Being in a supportive relationship may have improved the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of men with prostate cancer, if the support was strong and positive. In the current study, the authors sought to examine the impact of partnership status on the mental health of men treated for localized prostate cancer. Physical and mental health was found to be comparable in the study cohort of partnered and unpartnered men treated for prostate cancer.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091006.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Assess the association of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with sexual function, and estimate the correlates of LUTS among Japanese and American men with localized prostate cancer.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090912.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The authors found that men with higher and lower education levels, including those who did not complete high school, had similar HRQOL and self-efficacy outcomes. Because of the close relationship between income and education, broader studies into the associations of these variables and prostate cancer outcomes are needed.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090303.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The authors assessed the impact of bother with urinary and bowel dysfunction on social activities among men in Japan and the United States following primary therapy for localized prostate cancer.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091113.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Men treated for localized prostate cancer have a different opinion about their quality of life than their physicians have.</p>