Genitourinary Radiation Injury: A Mixed-methods Study Exploring Patient-reported Outcomes and Impact on Quality of Life
Patients with genitourinary radiation injury reported profound quality-of-life disruptions and highlighted the value of transparent counseling, strong support networks, and resiliency. Urologists and radiation oncologists should consider increased risk-benefit discussions prior to XRT and promote structured peer support networks.
Authors
- Kevin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-0250)
- Rachel Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8125-9492)
- Benjamin N. Breyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0532-048X)
- Adrian Fernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-5783)
- Mikołaj Frankiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-7508)
- Anna Faris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9049-1939)
- Behzad Abbasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-9984)
- Philip Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9160-1957)
- William A. Pace
- Nizar Hakam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8346-6487)
- John Myrga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-5734)
- Lynn Leng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-0899)
- Marvin N. Carlisle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6467-0758)
- Ankith Maremanda
- Alejandro Afanador
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center (US)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2025.11.258
- Primary Topic
- Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00