Patient assessment of bowel function during and after pelvic radiotherapy: Results of a prospective phase III north central cancer treatment group clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1255-1259

  Haddock, Michael G ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^b   Bollinger, John W ^b   Soori, Gamini ^b   Steen, Preston D ^b   Martenson, James A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; PELVIS CANCER; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; URGE INCONTINENCE; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 34247160450     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.0001     Document Type: Article

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