Pilot study on quality of life and sexual function in men-who-have-sex-with-men treated for prostate cancer

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2094-2100

  Lee, Tsz Kin ^a   Breau, Rodney Henry ^b   Eapen, Libni ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

EPIC; Men who have sex with men; MSHQ; Prostate Cancer; Quality of Life; Sexual Function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EXPANDED PROSTATE CANCER INDEX COMPOSITE QUESTIONNAIRE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE SEXUAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEXUALITY;

AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84881093419     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12208     Document Type: Article

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