What is the impact of diabetes mellitus on radiation induced acute proctitis after radical radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma prostate? A prospective longitudinal study
Background: Long-term complications of diabetes include cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. Diabetic patients with prostate cancer could be at a high risk of radiation-induced acute proctitis following radical radiotherapy. Our aims were to analyse the incidence, severi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630816300295 |