Abstract:Background
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common after pelvic radiotherapy (XRT), but most existing literature does not account for pre-XRT symptoms. Our aim was to characterize changes in LUTS before, during, and after (acute, chronic) XRT.
Methods
Adult women were prospectively enrolled into an observational cohort over a 10 month period from radiation oncology (Short Term group, ST) and urology (Long Term group, LT) clinic. Instruments included the American Urological Association Symptom Score (A… Show more
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