| Title |
Nutritional interventions for reducing gastrointestinal toxicity in adults undergoing radical pelvic radiotherapy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009896.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Caroline C Henson, Sorrel Burden, Susan E Davidson, Simon Lal |
| Abstract |
Across the developed world, an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 people are treated annually with pelvic radiotherapy and 80% will develop gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during treatment. Acute GI symptoms are associated with a greater risk of chronic, often debilitating, GI symptoms. Up to one-third of patients are malnourished before pelvic radiotherapy and up to four-fifths of patients lose weight during treatment. Malnutrition is linked to a higher risk of GI toxicity, which can lead to breaks in radiotherapy and early cessation of chemotherapy, thus compromising the efficacy of the primary cancer treatment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
| Canada | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 30% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 310 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 11% |
| Researcher | 33 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 60 | 19% |
| Unknown | 100 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 97 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 4% |
| Psychology | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 38 | 12% |
| Unknown | 111 | 35% |
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