Lay Summaries

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Factors Associated with Decision Regret in men with non-metastatic Prostate Cancer: Findings from the UK-wide Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Study, Psycho-Oncology, February 2020.  Click here for lay summary.

Adjustment Strategies amongst black African and black Caribbean men following treatment for Prostate Cancer: findings from the Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Study, European Journal of Cancer Care, October 2019. Click here for lay summary.

Quality of Life Among Symptomatic compared to PSA-detected Prostate Cancer survivorsBMC Cancer, October 2019. Click here for lay summary.

Key Factors Associated with Social Distress After Prostate Cancer: results from the national cross-sectional Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Study – Cancer Epidemiology, June 2019. Click here for lay summary.

Cancer Related Symptoms, Mental Well-being and Psychological Distress in Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer treated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy – Quality of Life Research, May 2019. Click here for lay summary.

Regional Variation in Quality of Survival Among men with Prostate Cancer across the UK – European Urology, May 2019. Click here for lay summary.

The Psychological Impact of Being on a Monitoring Pathway for Early Stage Prostate Cancer: a UK wide mixed-methods study – Psycho-Oncology, May 2019. Click here for lay summary.

Quality of Life in Men Living with Advanced and Localised Prostate Cancer: A UK population-wide patient-reported outcome study of 30,000 men – The Lancet Oncology, January 2019. Click here for lay summary.

‘Very Difficult for an Ordinary Guy’: Factors Influencing the Quality of Treatment Decision-making Amongst men Diagnosed with Localised and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: findings from a UK-wide mixed-methods study – Patient & Education Counselling, December 2018.  Click here for lay summary.

The Challenges on the Family Unit Faced by Younger Couples Affected by Prostate Cancer – Psycho-Oncology, November 2018. Click here for lay summary.

Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction Among Older Men in Northern Ireland – International Journal of Clinical Research, September 2018. Click here for lay summary.

Factors Influencing Job Loss and Early Retirement in Working Men with Prostate Cancer – Journal of Cancer Survivorship, July 2018. Click here for lay summary.

Prostate Cancer and the Impact on Couples: a qualitative metasynthesis. Supportive Care in Cancer, June 2018. Click here for lay summary.

Urinary, Bowel & Sexual Health in Older Men: a general population study – BJU International, February 2018. Click here for lay summary. 

A Qualitative Metasynthesis Exploring the Impact of Prostate Cancer and its Management on Younger, Unpartnered and Gay MenEuropean Journal of Cancer Care, April 2017. Click here for lay summary.