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Re : Anna Bill-Axelson, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, et al. Long-term distress after radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in prostate cancer : a longitudinal study from the Scandinavian prostate cancer group-4 randomized clinical trial.

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Goonwardene, S. S, Persad, R., Nanton, Veronica, Young, Annie M. and Makar, A (2014) Re : Anna Bill-Axelson, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, et al. Long-term distress after radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in prostate cancer : a longitudinal study from the Scandinavian prostate cancer group-4 randomized clinical trial. European Urology, 65 (6). e104-e105. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.010

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.010

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Abstract

We were glad to see the article on long-term distress after radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in prostate cancer [1]. This paper highlights a number of problems experienced worldwide with follow-up of this cohort and the lack of available holistic care facilities. Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in men [2]. Due to improvements in diagnosis and treatment, the number of survivors is increasing [3]. This often results in overbooked clinics, with patients only receiving treatment of acute medical conditions with no support for accompanying physical and psychological conditions [4]. Taking this into account, we developed a new model. Once patients with prostate cancer have entered the so-called survivorship phase, they are offered the option of entering the prostate cancer survivorship programme. Patients are not followed up in clinic, but their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) numbers are entered into a central database. Patients are also allocated a specialist nurse as a key worker should their clinical situation change or as a way of informing patients to attend the clinic regarding PSA changes triggered from the database.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH)
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment, Prostate -- Cancer -- Patients
Journal or Publication Title: European Urology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 0302-2838
Official Date: 16 June 2014
Dates:
DateEvent
16 June 2014Published
15 February 2014Available
6 February 2014Accepted
Volume: 65
Number: 6
Page Range: e104-e105
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.010
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
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  • http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S...

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