Colorectal cancer survivors: an investigation of symptom burden and influencing factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer is a significant issue internationally, with over 1.3 million people diagnosed annually. Survival rates are increasing as treatments improve, although physical symptoms can persist despite eradication of the tumour. In order to optimize survivorship care, further research is warranted in relation to symptom burden. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to (i) investigate frequency of physical symptoms in colorectal cancer survivors (ii) identify which symptoms occur together (iii) examine the associations between demographic and clinical variables, and symptoms.

Methods

Participants nine months to three years post diagnosis were identified from the population-based National Cancer Registry Ireland. Respondents completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 an

SUBMITTER: O'Gorman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6198486 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature