Intake of citrus fruits and vegetables and the intensity of defecation urgency syndrome among gynecological cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the experimental evidence that certain dietary compounds lower the risk of radiation-induced damage to the intestine, clinical data are missing and dietary advice to irradiated patients is not evidence-based.

Materials and methods

We have previously identified 28 intestinal health-related symptoms among 623 gynaecological-cancer survivors (three to fifteen years after radiotherapy) and 344 matched population-based controls. The 28 symptoms were grouped into five radiation-induced survivorship syndromes: defecation-urgency syndrome, fecal-leakage syndrome, excessive mucus discharge, excessive gas discharge and blood discharge. The grouping was based on factor scores produced by Exploratory Factor Analysis in combination with the Variable Cutoff Method. Freq

SUBMITTER: Hedelin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314594 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature