Randomized controlled trial of dietary fiber for the prevention of radiation-induced gastrointestinal toxicity during pelvic radiotherapy

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 849-857

  Wedlake, Linda ^a   Shaw, Clare ^a   McNair, Helen ^a   Lalji, Amyn ^a   Mohammed, Kabir ^a   Klopper, Tanya ^b   Allan, Lindsey ^b   Tait, Diana ^a   Hawkins, Maria ^a   Somaiah, Navita ^a   Lalondrelle, Susan ^a   Taylor, Alexandra ^a   VanAs, Nicholas ^a   Stewart, Alexandra ^b   Essapen, Sharadah ^b   Gage, Heather ^c   Whelan, Kevin ^d   Andreyev, H Jervoise N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fiber; Gastrointestinal; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; Nonstarch polysaccharide; Pelvic; Pelvic radiation disease; Radiotherapy; Short chain fatty acid; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE BOWEL SUBSET; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VULVA CANCER; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; THERAPEUTIC USE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85028733971     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.150565     Document Type: Article

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