Prostate Cancer Quality of Care
Research from University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology broadens understanding of prostate cancer quality of care
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, November 8th, 2007
Data detailed in 'Health-related quality of life in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer after 76 Gy intensity-modulated radiotherapy vs. 70 Gy conformal radiotherapy in a prospective and longitudinal study' have been presented. " To compare quality of life (QoL) after 70 Gy conformal radiotherapy with QoL after 76 Gy intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients with locally advanced prostate carcinoma. Seventy-eight patients with locally advanced prostate cancer were treated with 70 Gy three-field conformal radiotherapy, and 92 patients received 76 Gy IMRT with fiducial markers for position verification. Quality of life was measured by RAND-36, the European Organization...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-11-08)
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