Choose Wisely: Therapeutic Decisions and Quality of Life in Patients With Prostate Cancer
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) in Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
- Vol. 11 (3) , 401-408
- https://doi.org/10.1188/07.cjon.401-408
Abstract
A diagnosis of localized prostate cancer propels patients and their partners into the complex realm of decision making. The decision-making process and final choice of treatment affect quality of life (QOL). Physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of QOL all can be impacted. Making a choice regarding cancer treatment is a high-risk decision. The decision-making process for localized prostate cancer is complicated further by a lack of scientific evidence that supports one treatment rather than another.Keywords
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