PAIN THERAPY AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE

In the treatment of advanced hormone-resistant prostate cancer, the ai m is an improvement in quality of life since treatment strategies are merely palliative and life cannot be prolonged. Therapy is based on me dical pain relief for different aspects of pain without seriously affe cting activity and quality of life. With respect to therapy of chronic pain, Germany can be regarded as a developing country. It is definite ly in the interest of urological cancer patients that this situation w ill be finished.