Open AccessEffects of a nutrition intervention on acute and late bowel symptoms and health-related quality of life up to 24 months post radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Marina Forslund,
Anna Ottenblad,
Claes Ginman,
Silvia Johansson,
Peter Nygren,
Birgitta Johansson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-019-05182-5
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , flatulence , radiation therapy , defecation , randomized controlled trial , clinical nutrition , physical therapy , nursing
Radiotherapy to the prostate gland and pelvic lymph nodes may cause acute and late bowel symptoms and diminish quality of life. The aim was to study the effects of a nutrition intervention on bowel symptoms and health-related quality of life, compared with standard care.