在为前列腺癌进行激进前列腺切除术治疗的男性中,患者报告结果的种族差异

Mara Koelker1,2, Muhieddine Labban1, Nicola Frego1,3

  • 1Division of Urological Surgery and Center of Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The Prostate
|September 15, 2023
PubMed
概括

与非西班牙裔白人男性相比,非西班牙裔黑人男性在进行激进前列腺切除术后的生活质量 (QoL) 在手术后12个月内变得更差. 没有观察到长期的QOL差异,这表明需要有针对性的干预措施.

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