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UCLA Prostate Cancer Index

The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA PCI) is a 20-item, prostate-cancer-specific quality-of-life instrument focused on functional outcomes (urinary, sexual, bowel) rather than general cancer QoL. Developed by Litwin et al. in 1998, it has become the standard functional assessment tool in prostate cancer outcomes research, particularly for treatment comparison studies evaluating surgical vs. radiation outcomes.

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UCLA Prostate Cancer Index
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / oncology
  • Litwin, M. S., Hays, R. D., Fink, A., Ganz, P. A., Leake, B., & Brook, R. H. (1998). The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index: development, reliability, and validity of a health-related quality of life measure. Med Care, 36(7), 1002–1012. · DOI 10.1097/00005650-199807000-00007
  • Litwin, M. S., & Tan, H. J. (2017). The diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer: a review. JAMA, 317(24), 2532–2542. · DOI 10.1001/jama.2017.7248
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