Background For almost one hundred years abdominoperineal excision has been the
standard treatment of choice for rectal cancer. With advances in the techniques for rectal …

Background To determine (i) the prevalence of sexual (dys) function in patients with
colorectal cancer and (ii) treatment-related and sociodemographic aspects in relation to …

Background Few prospective studies have been performed about the impact of preoperative
radiotherapy (PRT) or total mesorectal excision (TME) on health-related quality of life …

Purpose Intestinal stomas can pose significant challenges for long-term (≥ 5 years) rectal
cancer (RC) survivors. Specifying common challenges and sociodemographic or clinical …

Purpose: Quality of life is an important outcome measure that has to be considered when
deciding treatment strategy for rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to find out the impact …

Background Avoiding a permanent stoma following rectal cancer excision is believed to
improve quality of life (QoL), but evidence from comparative studies is contradictory. The aim …

Aims and objectives To investigate the effects of a planned group interaction method on the
social adjustment of individuals with an intestinal stoma. Background Individuals with a …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of persons with
stomas related to sexual function and perceptions and their expectations of the ostomy …

Goals of the work As part of a psychosocial intervention study, we wanted to prospectively
assess the quality of life of colorectal cancer patients who were given a stoma at the time of …

Aim and objective The aim of this study is to explore the health‐related quality of life
outcomes and ostomy‐related obstacles among patients with ostomy in Saudi Arabia …