Sexual function after intracavitary vaginal brachytherapy for early-stage endometrial carcinoma

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 703-708

  Quick, Allison M ^a   Seamon, Leigh G ^b   Abdel Rasoul, Mahmoud ^c   Salani, Ritu ^d   Martin, Douglas ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Bio statistics ^*  (United States)

^d Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Intracavitary brachytherapy; Quality of life; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; EARLY CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863672936     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e3182481611     Document Type: Article

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