Prospective study of vaginal dilator use adherence and efficacy following radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-155

  Law, Ethel ^a   Kelvin, Joanne F ^a   Thom, Bridgette ^a   Riedel, Elyn ^a   Tom, Ashlyn ^a   Carter, Jeanne ^a   Alektiar, Kaled M ^a   Goodman, Karyn A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal cancers; Late effects; Pelvic radiotherapy; Sexual function; Vaginal dilator

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL DILATOR; VAGINAL DISCOMFORT; VAGINAL STENOSIS; DILATATION; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; VAGINA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILATATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VAGINA;

EID: 84938974955     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.06.018     Document Type: Article

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