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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: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.010
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 socalled
survivorship phase, they are offered the option of
entering the prostate cancer survivorship programme.
Patients are not followed up in clinic, but their prostatespecific
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 | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | European Urology | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
| ISSN: | 0302-2838 | ||||
| Official Date: | 16 June 2014 | ||||
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| 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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