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20. Identifying men’s unmet needs Country of survey Areas of un meet needs Australia: Smith et al. (2007) J. Clin. Onc 25 2560-2566 Majority of men had some un meet needs Steginga S et al (2001) Psycho-Oncology 1 66-75 Greatest unmet need in relation to sexuality and psychological issues USA Boberg (2003) Pt. Educ. Couns.49 233-242 Un meet needs related to knowledge of side effects and issues related to recurrence Canada Fitch (1997) Can. J Urol 4(2) 359-365 Identified men’s difficulty with coping with treatment side effects UK Lintz (2001) Psycho-Oncology 12(8) 769-783 87% of men had some unmet needs