Prevalence of constipation in patients undergoing chemotherapy and the effect of constipation on quality of life.

Zeynep Pehlivan Nesrin Nural

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

Constipation occurs in one-third of cancer patients receiving ambulatory chemotherapy. The severity of constipation in patients is at a moderate level and it impacts the quality of life moderately.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
locally advanced
blood pressure
prognostic factors
risk factors
papillary thyroid
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
rectal cancer