title: In reply to: Association between utility and treatment among patients with prostate cancer.
abstract: This is a brief commentary in response to article-Jayadevappa et al. (Qual Life Res 19:711-729, 2010). The commentary draws attention to issues that complicate QoL assessments in generic and disease-specific measures and its association to the treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spooner
authors.forename: I-Chan
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires