Written by Suzy Johnson | 04 October 2007

Source: The European Cancer Conference; Barcelona Spain: 23-27 September 2007

Assessing the quality of life of patients with endometrial cancer who receive vaginal brachytherapy

MedWire News: Preliminary results from this year's European Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain, suggest that vaginal brachytherapy can improve the quality of life (QoL) of endometrial cancer patients.

Remi Nout (Leiden University, The Netherlands) and colleagues analyzed the responses of 427 patients on a QoL questionnaire, who were randomly assigned to receive vaginal brachytherapy or external beam pelvic radiotherapy. The questionnaires were completed before and after treatment, and every 6-12 months for up to 5 years.

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