Herr H W, Kornblith A B, Ofman U
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Cancer. 1993 Feb 1;71(3 Suppl):1143-50. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930201)71:3+<1143::aid-cncr2820711437>3.0.co;2-i.
The quality of life in patients who elected to receive hormonal therapy for newly diagnosed asymptomatic metastatic prostate cancer was compared with a comparable group of patients who chose to defer immediate intervention.
The premise that active therapy, despite its side effects, would improve or maintain the psychosocial quality of life was not substantiated, and the no-therapy group had better physical and sexual functioning.
将选择接受激素治疗的新诊断无症状转移性前列腺癌患者的生活质量,与选择推迟立即干预的一组类似患者进行比较。
积极治疗尽管有副作用,但会改善或维持心理社会生活质量这一前提未得到证实,未治疗组的身体和性功能更好。