Adherence to vaginal dilation following high dose rate brachytherapy for endometrial cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 751-757

  Friedman, Lois C ^a   Abdallah, Rita ^a   Schluchter, Mark ^a   Panneerselvam, Ashok ^a   Kunos, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Radiation related sexual health

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INTRAVAGINAL BRACHYTHERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; RADIATION-RELATED SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

DISEASES; ONCOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; TELECONSULTATION; VAGINA DILATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; COITUS; DILATATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VAGINA;

EID: 79957556516     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.02.058     Document Type: Article

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