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, Ir4 Prostate 2006 -2010 2 -6 years post-diagnosis At diagnosis, 239 SE, vol.327, pp.68-75

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, Dash (-) = not reported. The Belgian (Be1) study and an Irish (Ir1) study are omitted because they did not collect data on any of these outcomes

, Status at time of diagnosis 2 Single question

, Would you say that your job is mentally demanding?

, Single question from Work Ability Index, mean of current work ability compared with lifetime best (score range 0 -10

, Overall, are you satisfied with your job?

, Measured using the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire for Cancer survivors (QWLQ-CS) (score range 0-100

, Short Form-12 questionnaire on health related quality of life (score range 0 -100

, EORTC-QLQ30 global health score (score range 0 -100

. Fact-g-plus-fact-hn,

, Overall, how do you think you are doing?" (five-point response scale from very poor to very good)