Background Benefit finding (BF)-the occurrence of positive life-changes in the aftermath of
traumatic live events-has been repeatedly reported in prostate cancer (PCa) survivors, but it …

Purpose Benefit finding (BF) represents possible positive changes that people may
experience after cancer diagnosis and treatment and has proven to be valuable to the …

Background Individuals affected by cancer need to integrate this experience into their
personal biography as their life continues after primary therapy, leading to substantial …

Objectives To prospectively analyse the associations between pre‐diagnostic levels of
anxiety and depression and patient‐reported urinary and sexual adverse effects after radical …

Background Although fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) or disease progression is among the
most endorsed unmet needs and concerns of cancer survivors, research on the course of …

PURPOSE: We used utility assessment to evaluate patient preferences for current urinary
and sexual function after radical prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We measured …

Abstract Background Fear of recurrence (FoR) is a distressing consequence of cancer. Little
is known about the prevalence of FoR in different treatment groups and factors associated …

Abstract Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) treatment involves decrements in quality of life
such as decreased sexual functioning and urinary/bowel incontinence. Prior work in other …

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of changes in quality of life (QoL) and levels of sexual
function on decisional regret after surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer. PATIENTS …

Objective To determine the association between baseline factors, post-treatment factors, and
long-term satisfaction after radical prostatectomy (RP). Methods Between January 2000 and …