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. 2000 Oct;15(10):694–701. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.90842.x

Table 4.

Reasons for Most Common Likes and Dislikes of Treatment

Treatment Likes, n (%) Dislikes, n (%)
Radical prostatectomy (N = 94) Removal of tumor, 15 (16) Incontinence, 46 (49)
Strong evidence, 13 (14) Impotence, 36 (38)
Invasive, 29 (31)
External beam radiation (N = 82) Strong evidence, 6 (7) Long duration of treatment, 29 (35)
Noninvasive, 4 (5) Diffuse targeting of treatment, 22 (27)
Brachytherapy (N = 95) Short duration of treatment, 25 (26) Weak evidence,16 (17)
Noninvasive, 24 (25)
Focused targeting of treatment, 22 (23)