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. 2008 May 27;98(12):1903–1909. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604406

Table 5. Significant associations between treatment and prostate-specific supportive care need items.

  Treatment
 
  Watchful wait/active monitoring Radiotherapy to prostate Radiotherapy to prostate+hormone therapy Hormone therapy Radical prostatectomy Multiple combinations Brachytherapy  
  N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) P-value
Hot flushes
 Some need 11 (9) 7 (16) 42 (30) 61 (32) 8 (5) 15 (29) 2 (8) <0.001
                 
Bowel problems
 Some need 23 (19) 7 (16) 35 (25) 38 (20) 13 (8) 18 (35) 10 (38) <0.001
                 
Lost part of manhood
 Some need 28 (23) 11 (26) 58 (41) 60 (31) 73 (45) 22 (42) 7 (27) 0.001