Chemoradiation for cervical cancer treatment portends high risk of pelvic floor dysfunction.

ABSTRACT:

Goal

To assess the impact of chemoradiation on pelvic floor (PF) muscle function after the treatment of cervical cancer (CC).

Methods

We performed a prospective cohort study of women between the ages of 20 and 70 years old who had a diagnosis of CC. Patients were treated with chemoradiation at the Barretos Cancer Hospital (BCH), between August 2016 and July 2017. We performed three evaluations at different time points after chemoradiation treatment to compare changes in muscle function. Pelvic floor muscle function was assessed through perineometry (PNM) and surface electromyography (EMG) at the following time points: Pretreatment Moment 1 (M1): evaluated before chemoradiation; Moment 2 (M2): at the first follow-up medical visit (usually 3 to 4 months after treatment); and M

SUBMITTER: Miguel TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7292417 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature