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Table 4 Rates of reporting big or moderate bother with specific symptoms

From: Dose-escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer - evaluation of quality of life with and without 18F-choline PET-CT detected simultaneous integrated boost

  

time A

time B

time C

time D

dripping or leaking urine

prostate with SIB

7%

11%

5%

2%

 

prostate only

10%

6%

14%

15%

need to urinate frequently

prostate with SIB

22%

46%

26%

16%

 

prostate only

19%

50%

38%

25%

urinary function overall

prostate with SIB

9%

38%

18%

9%

 

prostate only

24%

38%

33%

15%

urgency to have a bowel movement

prostate with SIB

7%

19%

12%

10%

 

prostate only

14%

18%

14%

10%

losing control of stools

prostate with SIB

0%

3%

5%

7%

 

prostate only

0%

6%

10%

0%

bloody stools

prostate with SIB

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

prostate only

0%

6%

0%

0%

bowel habits overall

prostate with SIB

4%

13%

14%

12%

 

prostate only

10%

25%

14%

10%

sexual function overall

prostate with SIB

49%

46%

52%

68%

 

prostate only

50%

31%

41%

53%