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Prostate Cancer

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Partnership and Outcomes in Men with Prostate Cancer

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.

Jan 1, 2009
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Validation of a Modified National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index to Assess Genitourinary Pain in Both Men and Women

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.

Jan 1, 2009
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Spirituality and Quality of Life in Low-Income Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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.

Jan 1, 2009
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Differing Perceptions of Quality of Life in Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Doctors

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

Jan 1, 2009
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Category III Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Insights from the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network Studies

Shares insights from the landmark National Institutes of Health-funded Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network studies, which have improved management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Jan 1, 2008
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Psychosocial Variables Affect the Quality of Life of Men Diagnosed with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

These data can be used to develop specific cognitive-behavioural programmes for men with CP/CPPS who are refractory to standard medical therapy.

Jan 1, 2008
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Racial Disparities in Access to Care for Men in a Public Assistance Program for Prostate Cancer

California's IMPACT program provides all its enrollees with health insurance and social service resources. The authors hypothesized that racial/ethnic disparities in access to care might be attenuated among men served by this program. Their objective was to evaluate racial/ethnic differences in health services utilization and patient-reported health care outcomes among disadvantaged men in a prostate cancer public-assistance program, and to identify modifiable factors that might explain persistent disparities in this health care setting.

Jan 1, 2008
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The Effect of Erectile Function on the Use of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors After Radical Prostatectomy in Japanese and U.S. Men

Japanese men were much less likely to use phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors than were U.S. men after radical prostatectomy, despite reporting worse sexual function scores. Cultural differences in patterns of PDE-5 inhibitor use were evident.

Jan 1, 2008
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Sexual Function Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Cultural Differences Between Japanese and American Men

Demonstrates that Japanese and American men experience different patterns of recovery of their sexual function and bother after radical prostatectomy (RP). American men were more likely to regain baseline sexual function by 24 months after surgery.

Jan 1, 2008
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Sexual Function Reported By Japanese and American Men

The authors performed a cross-cultural comparison of sexual function and bother in men with localized prostate cancer in the United States and Japan.

Jan 1, 2008
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Urinary Quality of Life After Prostatectomy or Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Study Between Japanese and U.S. Men

Finds differing recovery patterns for urinary dysfunction and associated distress during the first two years after radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation therapy for Japanese and U.S. men with localized prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2008
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Pretreatment Predictors of Death from Other Causes in Men with Prostate Cancer

Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer will die of other causes. Accurate stratification by risk of other cause mortality may reduce needless treatment. Future studies should consider stratifying patients by or at least reporting these variables.

Jan 1, 2008
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Quality of Life in Men with Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: An Exploratory Analysis Using Data from the CaPSURE Database

The authors present longitudinal quality of life outcomes in a national observational cohort of men with locally advanced prostate adenocarcinoma.

Jan 1, 2008
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Quality of Life in Young Men After Radical Prostatectomy

Numerous challenges persist in providing evidence-based treatments to children and families in community-based settings.

Jan 1, 2008
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Renegotiating Masculine Identity After Prostate Cancer Treatment

Develops a descriptive model about how low-income Latino and African American men attribute meaning and adapt to prostate cancer treatmentrelated symptoms relative to masculine identity. Interventions supporting the model will facilitate adaptation.

Jan 1, 2008
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Symptom Clusters Related to Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Identifies symptom clusters that include urinary and erectile dysfunction among men treated for prostate cancer. Fatigue and emotional distress may be seen together or in combination with prostate cancer-specific symptoms.

Jan 1, 2008
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Variations in Quality of Care for Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Finds significant and unwarranted variations for prostate cancer care quality indicators by census division and hospital type, which illustrate the inconsistencies in prostate cancer care and represent potential targets for quality improvement.

Jan 1, 2008
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The Influence of Cardiovascular Disease on Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer: a 4-Year Followup Study

Evaluates patterns of quality of life in men with both prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease during followup for cancer survivors. These patients have worse physical and sexual health-related quality of life before and following treatment.

Jan 1, 2008
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Commentary on Urinary and Sexual Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy

Initial Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS results revealed that 2 years after radical prostatectomy more than 90% of men were continent and about half were by some definition potent.

Jan 1, 2008
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Severity of Cardiovascular Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Longitudinal Analysis from CaPSURE

Prostate cancer patients with moderate to severe cardiovascular disease (CVD) have worse health-related quality of life during follow-up. Those with severe CVD recover their physical and sexual functioning more slowly after treatment.

Jan 1, 2008

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