Joycelyn L. Speight, MD, PhD

Research Interests

As a core member of the Genitourinary and Radiation Oncology committees of Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Speight represents the UCSF and participates in the development of prostate cancer trials focused on new radiotherapy treatments for managing primary and recurrent prostate cancer. Her interests include evaluation of salvage treatments for recurrent prostate cancer and is currently writing a multi-institutional cooperative group trial on salvage brachytherapy. Speight's research interests also include clinical and quality of life outcomes. She is specifically interested in the short and long-term effects of prostate cancer treatments on health related quality of life (HRQoL), and is involved in CaPSURE research. Her publications include articles based on CaPSURE registry data that evaluate the long-term effects of radiotherapy and surgery on HRQoL.

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