Literature review: Preoperative radiotherapy and rectal cancer - impact on acute symptom presentation and quality of life

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 333-351

  O'Gorman, Claire ^a   Denieffe, Suzanne ^a   Gooney, Martina ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84893665524     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12138     Document Type: Review

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