Distress due to unwanted side-effects of prostate cancer treatment is related to impaired well-being (quality of life)

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 128-133

  Helgason, A R ^a,e,f   Adolfsson, J ^b   Dickman, P ^a,d   Fredrikson, M ^c   Steineck, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e ICELANDIC CANCER SOCIETY   (Iceland)

^f NOVUM   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distress; Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Sexual function; Urinary and bowel symptoms; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001322682     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500226     Document Type: Article

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