1068-1069 / 2001
Quality of life following prostate cancer treatment
Prostate brachytherapy, prostatectomy and EBRT have different effects on
patients’ quality of life
EPIC: Urinary Bother
EPIC: Urinary Function
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0
10
20
Pre-treatment Month 1*
†
Month 3*
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Month 6*
†‡
Month 12*
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Month 24*
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0
10
Pre-treatment Month 1* Month 3*
‡
Month 6*
‡
Month 12 Month 24
EPIC: Sexual Function
90
100
EPIC: Sexual Bother
90
100
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Pre-treatment*
†
Month 1*
†
Month 3*
†
Month 6*
†
Month 12
†‡
Month 24
†‡
Pre-treatment Month 1*
†
Month 3*
†
Month 6*
†
Month 12*
†
Month 24*
†
Radical prostatectomy
Brachytherapy
Three-dimensional (3D) external beam radiotherapy
Ferrer M et al.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy
s 2008; 72: 421–32.