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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Pelvic radiotherapy"”.
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Understanding normal-tissue late effects in the intestines after pelvic radiotherapy
Radiotherapy cures patients from deadly cancer, alone or in combination with other treatments. The photons must pass through normal tissue to converge on the tumor, and it is unavoidable that radiotherapy causes acute as well as late adverse effects. Roughly one million cancer survivors in Europe …
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Towards restoring intestinal health after pelvic radiotherapy - Lessons from dietary fiber intervention in a novel mouse model
Patients who have cancer in the pelvic region are at risk of developing gastrointestinal symptoms for weeks, months, or even years after receiving radiotherapy. These symptoms are triggered due to unwanted radiation-induced damage to surrounding non-cancerous tissues, resulting in the disruption of …
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Experiences and factors influencing the use of dilators by women with cancer who received pelvic radiotherapy at cancer diseases hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
… at Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Pelvic Radiotherapy is the main treatment modality used on Cervical Cancer patients. Pelvic Radiotherapy causes vaginal stenosis in women, but this stenosis can be prevented by regular sexual intercourse or use of vaginal dilator, which is …
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Upplevelse och lindring av fatigue och gastrointestinala symtom - hos patienter som genomgår strålbehandling
… experiences and self-care activities during radiotherapy. Further, specifically in patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy, to investigate the correlation between fatigue and signs of intestinal injury and to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an intervention aimed at alleviating …
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Malnutrition remains unrecognised and untreated : examples from dietetic practice and implications for action
… mother and foetus. Poor dietary intaks following pelvic radiotherapy can impact on health and recovery of cancer sufferers. In Uk hospitals, numerous policies and campaigns have attempted to increase awareness and improve clinical management of malnutrition in recent decades, with limited success. …
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Diet, nutrition and pelvic cancers: A mixed-methods study to explore dietary habits, nutritional awareness and experiences of nutritional care
… support in patients who have received radiotherapy to the pelvic area following a cancer diagnosis. Methods: First, a systematic review regarding diet and nutrition information and support needs after a pelvic cancer diagnosis was conducted (Phase 1). In Phase two, people diagnosed with …