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  • Title: Health-related quality-of-life after external beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer: intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conformal radiation therapy.
    Author: Yoshimura K, Kamoto T, Nakamura E, Segawa T, Kamba T, Takahashi T, Nishiyama H, Ito N, Takayama K, Mizowaki T, Mitsumori M, Hiraoka M, Ogawa O.
    Journal: Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis; 2007; 10(3):288-92. PubMed ID: 17160068.
    Abstract:
    We compared health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with statuses obtained after old and new protocols of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) for localized prostate cancer. We measured the general and disease specific HRQL using the MOS 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36), and the University of California, Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA PCI), respectively. IMRT resulted in similar profiles of general and disease-specific HRQL to two other methods within the first year after treatment. Moreover, IMRT gave rise to comparable urinary, intestinal and sexual side effects despite the high dose of radiation applied.
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