Patient-reported sexual health outcomes of cervical cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiation and MRI-guided brachytherapy.
Elizabeth ChukJessica L ConwayJennifer HanuschakKathy HanMichael MilosevicJelena LukovicSarah E FergusonAilya SalmanAnna T SantiagoAlexandra RinkJennifer CrokePublished in: Gynecologic oncology (2024)
Cervical cancer patients self-report high rates of sexual distress, dysfunction and menopause symptoms. Discordance between oncologist-assessed VT and PROs highlights the importance of evaluating the patient's experience. Proactive treatment of menopausal symptoms and attention to radiotherapy doses to the vagina should be considered.
Keyphrases
- patient reported
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- rectal cancer
- early stage
- magnetic resonance imaging
- newly diagnosed
- high dose
- working memory
- low dose
- contrast enhanced
- case report
- sleep quality
- depressive symptoms
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- replacement therapy