Quality of Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Data from the Pros-IT CNR

Mauro Gacci; Marianna Noale; Walter Artibani; Pier Francesco Bassi; Filippo Bertoni; Sergio Bracarda; Giario Natale Conti; Renzo Corvò; Pierpaolo Graziotti; Stefano Maria Magrini; Vincenzo Mirone; Rodolfo Montironi; Giovanni Muto; Stefano Pecoraro; Angelo Porreca; Umberto Ricardi; Elvio Russi; Andrea Tubaro; Vittorina Zagonel; Gaetano Crepaldi; Stefania Maggi; Pros-IT CNR study group

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2017.10.009

Quality of Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Data from the Pros-IT CNR

Eur Urol Focus. 2017 Oct;3(4-5):321-324. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.10.009. Epub 2017 Nov 13.

Authors

Mauro Gacci¹, Marianna Noale², Walter Artibani³, Pier Francesco Bassi⁴, Filippo Bertoni⁵, Sergio Bracarda⁶, Giario Natale Conti⁷, Renzo Corvò⁸, Pierpaolo Graziotti⁹, Stefano Maria Magrini¹⁰, Vincenzo Mirone¹¹, Rodolfo Montironi¹², Giovanni Muto¹³, Stefano Pecoraro¹⁴, Angelo Porreca¹⁵, Umberto Ricardi¹⁶, Elvio Russi¹⁷, Andrea Tubaro¹⁸, Vittorina Zagonel¹⁹, Gaetano Crepaldi², Stefania Maggi²; Pros-IT CNR study group

Affiliations

¹ Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urologic Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: maurogacci@aou-careggi.toscana.it.
² National Research Council (CNR), Neuroscience Institute, Aging Branch, Padua, Italy.
³ Urologic Clinic, Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata and University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Department of Urology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Prostate Group of AIRO - Italian Association for Radiation Oncology, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Medical Oncology, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.
⁷ Department of Urology, Sant'Anna Hospital, Como, Italy.
⁸ Department of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Martino-IST National Cancer Research Institute and University, Genoa, Italy.
⁹ Urology Department, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Radiation Oncology University Department, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Urology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
¹² Pathological Anatomy, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy.
¹³ Department of Urology, Campus Bio-medico University, Rome, Italy.
¹⁴ Department of Nephrourology, Malzoni Center, Avellino, Italy.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, Abano Terme General Hospital, Padua, Italy.
¹⁶ Radiation Oncology, Turin University, Turin, Italy.
¹⁷ Radiation Oncology, A.O. S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy.
¹⁸ Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
¹⁹ Medical Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy.

PMID: 29146557
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.10.009

Abstract

Pros-IT CNR study provides a real-life report on changes in quality of life 6 mo after the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Prostatic Neoplasms / mortality
Prostatic Neoplasms / psychology*
Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy
Quality of Life / psychology*