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Dunberger, GailKarolinska Institutet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för onkologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Oncology,Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Loose stools lead to fecal incontinence among gynecological cancer survivors.
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https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2010.535013DOI
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-113977URI
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http://kipublications.ki.se/Default.aspx?queryparsed=id:121920507URI
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Abstract Background. Many patients treated with radiotherapy to the pelvic region report a change in bowel habits. Loose stools, urgency and fecal incontinence may have a significant impact on daily life and social functioning. Material and methods. We attempted to follow up 789 women, treated with pelvic radiotherapy for a gynecological cancer during 1991 to 2003 at two departments of gynecological oncology in Sweden. A control group of 478 women from the Swedish Population Registry was also included. As a preparatory study, we made in-depth interviews with 26 women previously treated for gynecological cancer. Based on their narratives, we constructed a study-specific questionnaire including 351 questions and validated it face-to-face. The questionnaire covered questions of physical symptoms originating in the pelvis, demographics, psychological and quality of life factors. In relation to bowel symptoms, 60 questions were asked. Results. Six-hundred and sixteen (78%) gynecological cancer survivors and 344 (72%) control women participated. Two-hundred and twenty-six (37%) cancer survivors reported loose stools at least once a week. Eighty-three percent of the survivors with loose stools every day reported defecation urgency with fecal leakage, compared to 20% of cancer survivors without loose stools. Cancer survivors with loose stools at least once a week were 7.7 times more likely to suffer from defecation urgency with fecal leakage (95% CI 4.4-13.3) compared to those who had loose stools once a month or less. In order to avoid loose stools affected survivors with loose stools often skipped meals (13%), made an active choice of food (47%) and preferentially used prescribed medication (36%). Discussion. There is a relation between loose stools and defecation urgency with fecal leakage among long-term gynecological cancer survivors treated with pelvic radiotherapy. Targeting loose stools can possibly help survivors to decrease frequency of fecal leakage.
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Lind, HelenaKarolinska Institutet
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Steineck, Gunnar,1952Karolinska Institutet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för onkologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Oncology,Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden / Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:gu)xstegu
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Waldenström, Ann-Charlotte,1950Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för onkologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Oncology,Department of Gynecological Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Swede(Swepub:gu)xwalda
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Onelöv, ErikKarolinska Institutet
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Åvall-Lundqvist, ElisabethKarolinska Institutet(Swepub:liu)eliav51
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Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för onkologi
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Ingår i:Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden): Taylor & Francis50:2, s. 233-421651-226X0284-186X
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