Faecal incontinence after chemoradiotherapy in anal cancer survivors: Long-term results of a national cohort

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-60

  Bentzen, Anne Gry ^a,b   Guren, Marianne G ^c   Vonen, Barthold ^b,d   Wanderås, Eva H ^c   Frykholm, Gunilla ^e,f   Wilsgaard, Tom ^b   Dahl, Olav ^g,h   Balteskard, Lise ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^h HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ NORTHERN NORWAY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anus neoplasm; Chemoradiotherapy; Faecal incontinence; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ST. MARK INCONTINENCE SCORE;

ANUS NEOPLASM; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; FAECAL INCONTINENCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84883204994     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.05.037     Document Type: Article

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