Prospective longitudinal comparative study of early health-related quality-of-life outcomes in patients undergoing surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer: a short-term evaluation of five approaches from a single institution.

Background And Purpose: Quality of life (QoL) issues are a vital concern for the majority of patients seeking therapeutic intervention once they are found to have prostate cancer. A prospective longitudinal comparison using validated QoL instruments is a valuable technique to evaluate outcome differences. We evaluated the short-term QoL changes from baseline of five surgical approaches for localized prostate carcinoma delivered at a single institution.