Editorial & Opinion
Beyond survival: addressing sexual health in advanced prostate cancer care.
| Τίτλος: | Beyond survival: addressing sexual health in advanced prostate cancer care. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | De Rose AF; Villa Montallegro Private Hospital, Genoa., Ciuffarella S; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genoa., Gallo F; Department of Urology, San Paolo Hospital, Savona., Mantica G; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genoa. |
| Πηγή: | Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Societa italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica [Arch Ital Urol Androl] 2026 Sep 25; Vol. 98 (3), pp. 15702. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 29. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Letter |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: PagePress Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 9308247 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2282-4197 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 11243562 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Ital Urol Androl Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Pavia, Italy : PagePress Original Publication: Milano : Masson, c1993- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Prostatic Neoplasms*/therapy , Prostatic Neoplasms*/diagnosis , Prostatic Neoplasms*/pathology , Prostatic Neoplasms*/mortality , Sexual Health* , Quality of Life*, Humans ; Male ; Survival Rate ; Italy |
| Περίληψη: | Dear Editor, The therapeutic landscape of prostate cancer (PCa) has changed considerably over the last decade, with clear improvements in diagnosis, including PSMA PET and fusion biopsies, treatment options, and survival. Consequently, a growing number of patients are now living longer after their PCa initial diagnosis, and increasing attention is progressively shifting toward long-term quality of life. In Italy, men living after a diagnosis of prostate cancer increased from 217,000 in 2014 to 485,000 in 2024, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 91% [...]. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Prostate cancer; cancer survivorship; sexual health |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260819 Date Completed: 20260928 Latest Revision: 20260929 |
| Update Code: | 20260929 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/aiua.2026.15702 |
| PMID: | 42613994 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2282-4197 |
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| DOI: | 10.4081/aiua.2026.15702 |