Fecal incontinence affecting quality of life and social functioning among long-term gynecological cancer survivors

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-460

  Dunberger, Gail ^a   Lind, Helena ^a   Steineck, Gunnar ^a,b   Waldenström, Ann Charlotte ^c   Nyberg, Tommy ^a   Al Abany, Massoud ^a,d   Nyberg, Ullakarin ^e   Åvall Lundqvist, Elisabeth ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Fecal incontinence; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWEDEN; TRAVEL;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77952167623     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181d373bf     Document Type: Article

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