Depression, anxiety, and health related quality of life following radical prostatectomy and radiation treatment: 12 month outcomes in a South African cohort
Hayley Irusen, Pedro Fernandez, Tonya Esterhuizen, Andre van der Merwe, Pieter Spies, Soraya Seedat · 2026
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Hayley Irusen and a South African team tracked in 2026 how depression, anxiety, and quality of life unfold during the year after treatment for localized prostate cancer. Their cohort held 161 men treated either with radical prostatectomy, surgery to remove the prostate, or with radiation. Standard questionnaires measured mood, cancer-specific anxiety, resilience, social support, and daily functioning at five points across the year.
Depressive symptoms stayed common after surgery, affecting about 42 percent of men at twelve months, while rates after radiation fell to 29 percent over the same span. Anxiety also lingered longer in the surgery group. Urinary problems dominated early months after surgery, while bowel symptoms appeared later after radiation. Mood problems dragged down nearly every quality-of-life domain, so the authors urge routine mental health screening in prostate clinics.
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| CREATOR | Hayley Irusen, Pedro Fernandez, Tonya Esterhuizen, Andre van der Merwe, Pieter Spies, Soraya Seedat |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34779 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |