Background: Brachytherapy is a well-established and effective primary treatment modality for low- and favorable intermediate–risk prostate cancers. Although the benefits of brachytherapy in unfavorable intermediate– and high-risk prostate cancers have not been as clear, research suggests that...

Objectives: Guided by Mishel’s uncertainty in illness theory, patterns of change in uncertainty were explored over time for patients with prostate cancer and their partners. In addition, the relationships between uncertainty and its antecedents were examined, and the role effects (patient versus...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of men who have had prostate cancer to better understand the effect of prostate cancer and associated stigmas on men in the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Participants & Setting: Eleven men...

Cancer-related hot flashes are often a lasting and distressing side effect of hormone-blocking therapies that are most often experienced by women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer treated with these therapies. Hot flashes have been defined as a sensation of heat that may be...