Quality of Life in Patients with Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Managed with Modern Radiotherapy: Impact on Bowel Habit, Sexual Function and Urinary Symptoms
Abstract:Objective: The increase in the diagnosis of tumors in early stages, associated with similar life expectations among the different treatments, create a challenge for both patients and treating doctors when choosing the best therapeutic option. The objective is to assess the impact on the quality of life in the sexual, intestinal and urinary fields in patients with localized prostate cancer who received treatment with modern radiotherapy. Methods: Descriptive observational study in which the validated EPIC-26 an… Show more
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