The Impact of Obesity on Patient Reported Outcomes Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

OBJECTIVES: The relationship between obesity (Body Mass Index ­>30 kg/m(2)) and quality of life (QoL) following prostate cancer (PCa) radiation therapy (RT) is unknown. Excess abdominal fat may compromise the precise delivery of radiation, putting surrounding organs at risk for greater radiation...

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Autores principales: Koneru, Harsha, Cyr, Robyn, Feng, Li Rebekah, Bae, Edward, Danner, Malika T, Ayoob, Marilyn, Yung, Thomas M, Lei, Siyuan, Collins, Brian T, Saligan, Leorey, Simeng, Suy, Kumar, Deepak, Collins, Sean P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
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Urology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27551649
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.669

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