[Quality of life after localized prostate cancer treatment]

Patients treated for a prostate cancer and their partners agree to classify importance of quality of life domains as follow: first sexual life, vitality, irritative and obstructive urinary tract symptoms, urinary incontinence and bowel function. Each first line treatment of prostate cancer (radiotherapy, brachytherapy and surgery) is responsible for a specific quality of life domains modification profile. It is very difficult to predict, for a given patient, the importance of the sequellae and their perception by the patient and the partner. Information, prevention and early treatment of the sequellae allow improving quality of life.