Trial Information

Quality of Life in Patients After Combined Modality Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Over the last two decades, rectal cancer research has lead to better understanding of
disease behaviour, resulting in more efficient treatments and higher prevalence of cancer
survivors.Due to aggressive therapy, rectal cancer survivors can exhibit late sequelae of
treatment, most common being impaired bowel, voiding, sexual malfunctioning and quality of
life impairment. In order to determine the impact of rectal cancer and its treatment on
patients' quality of life over time, this study will prospectively follow a cohort of
patients at specified intervals evaluating their physical symptoms, physical and social
functioning and overall quality of life.Medical and sociodemographic factors that might be
predictive will be tested.