Therese Kearney

TL;DR: Men diagnosed with advanced disease do not report substantially different HRQOL outcomes to those diagnosed with localised disease, although considerable problems with hormonal function and fatigue are reported in men treated with androgen deprivation therapy.

TL;DR: The Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (LAPCD) study is a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study which will generate information to improve the health and well-being of men with prostate cancer.

TL;DR: A high level of accuracy within the NICR demonstrates that the survival statistics based on this data can be relied upon and that the inaccuracies in cancer registries are distorting UK survival statistics.

TL;DR: The relationship between patient involvement in treatment decision‐making and subsequent decision regret (DR) is assessed, and the impact of health‐related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes on DR is quantified.

TL;DR: PCa survivors who retire early following diagnosis do not report worse urinary or bowel problems compared to men remaining in employment, however, clinical and sociodemographic factors which increased unemployment risk in PCa survivors are identified.