Impact of comorbidity on health-related quality of life in men undergoing radical prostatectomy: data from CaPSURE.

Objectives: Comorbidity is one of many factors that may affect health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men with prostate cancer. We hypothesized that the number and type of comorbidities negatively affect HRQOL in men undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Methods: We reviewed HRQOL outcomes before and up to 2 years after radical prostatectomy for men with localized prostate cancer in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE), a longitudinal disease registry.

Comorbidity and primary treatment for localized prostate cancer: data from CaPSURE.

Purpose: The optimal approach for treating localized prostate cancer remains controversial, leading to a multifactorial decision making process. We characterized the extent to which the presence and number of comorbidities affects treatment for localized prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: Data were abstracted from a longitudinal observational database of men with prostate cancer.