Urinary tract symptoms that should be improved to enhance post-operative urinary quality of life in patients treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: An importance-performance analysis

CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of prioritizing specific lower urinary tract symptoms for improvement in post-operative urinary quality of life, and identifies the associated factors that can help in personalized treatment planning and goal-setting for better patient satisfaction.PMID:38584886 | PMC:PMC10993896 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135646

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takayuki Sakurai Shigeyuki Takamatsu Satoshi Shibata Risako Minamikawa Masahiro Yamazaki Akihito Okubo Risa Nagaoka Tomoyuki Makino Renato Naito Hiroshi Yaegashi Atsushi Mizokami Satoshi Kobayashi Source Type: research