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Randomised clinical trial of a gastrointestinal care bundle to reduce symptoms in patients with pelvic cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic radiotherapy is used to treat 17 000 people in the UK each year. Eight in 10 develop difficult bowel problems during pelvic treatment, especially diarrhoea, urgency and incontinence. Some cannot complete treatment, reducing the chance of cancer cure. Undertaking gastroenterologist-...

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Autores principales: White, Katherine L, Henson, Caroline C, Hann, Mark, Eden, Martin, Burden, Sorrel T, Lal, Simon, Davidson, Susan E, McLaughlin, John T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32771983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000432