Christopher S. Saigal

Oct 24, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Sagar Patel |Dattatraya Patil |Joseph Smith |Christopher S. Saigal

Key PointsQuestion  Is radiotherapy timing after radical prostatectomy associated with long-term patient-reported health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) in men with prostate cancer? Findings  In this cohort study of 1203 men with localized prostate cancer undergoing initial prostatectomy, receipt of postprostatectomy radiotherapy was associated with statistically significant long-term decrements in patient-reported urinary incontinence, urinary irritation, bowel, and sexual HRQOL.