Long term rectal function after high-dose prostatecancer radiotherapy: results from a prospective cohort study

G Fellin, T Rancati, C Fiorino, V Vavassori… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To prospectively evaluate long-term late rectal bleeding (lrb) and faecal
incontinence (linc) after high-dose radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer in the AIROPROS
0102 population, and to assess clinical/dosimetric risk factors. Materials and methods
Questionnaires of 515 patients with G0 baseline incontinence and bleeding scores (follow-
up⩾ 6 years) were analysed. Correlations between lrb/linc and many clinical and dosimetric
parameters were investigated by univariate and multivariate logistic analyses. The …