Patient-reported health-related quality of life up to three years after the treatment with permanent brachytherapy: Outcome of the large-scale, prospective longitudinal study in Japanese-Prostate Cancer Outcome Study by Permanent I-125 Seed Implantation (J-POPS).

This longitudinal, large-scale prospective study indicated that the general HRQOL for PI was almost maintained 3 years after treatment. These results provide important information for patients with localized prostate cancer, who may select to receive I-125 brachytherapy.