The impact of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment decision-making on health-related quality of life before treatment onset.
Maarten CuypersRomy E D LamersErik B CornelLonneke V van de Poll-FranseMarieke de VriesPaul J M KilPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2017)
Patients who have undergone prostate biopsy and treatment decision-making for Pca experience a decline in HRQoL. Choosing treatment with a curative intent was associated with greater decline in HRQoL. Interventions aimed at optimism and decision self-efficacy could be helpful to reduce HRQoL impairment around the time of prostate biopsy and treatment decision-making.