Health-related quality of life in men with localized prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: validation of an abbreviated version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice in Spain

Health-related quality of life in men with localized prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: validation of an abbreviated version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice in Spain

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is greatly affected by prostate cancer (PCa) and associated treatments. This study aimed to measure the impact of radiotherapy on HRQoL and to further validate the Spanish version of the 16-item Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC...

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Main Authors: Almudena Zapatero, Xavier Maldonado Pijoan, Antonio Gómez-Caamaño, José Pardo Masferrer, Víctor Macías Hernández, Asunción Hervás Morón, Julia Luisa Muñoz García, Amalia Palacios Eito, Paloma Anguita-Alonso, Cristina González-Junco, José López Torrecilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
EPIC
Quality-of-life assessment
Radiotherapy
Brachytherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01856-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01856-z

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