Utilization of Patient-Reported Outcomes to Guide Symptom Management during Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

Utilization of Patient-Reported Outcomes to Guide Symptom Management during Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

IntroductionUtilization of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to guide symptom management during radiation therapy is increasing. This study focuses on the use of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice (EPIC-CP) as a tool to assess urinary and bowel bother during stereotact...

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Main Authors: Malika Danner, Ming-yang Hung, Thomas M. Yung, Marilyn Ayoob, Siyuan Lei, Brian T. Collins, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
prostate cancer
stereotactic body radiation therapy
CyberKnife
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite
patient-reported outcome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00227/full

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