title: Prostate cancer: perspectives on quality of life and impact of treatment on patients and their partners.
abstract: Prostate cancer is a major health concern for Western men, but little is known about its consequent impact on sexual function for men and their partners. In this pilot study, the effect of the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer on sexual function as it affects men and their partners was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires