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Acute radiation-induced nocturia in prostate cancer patients is associated with pretreatment symptoms, radical prostatectomy, and genetic markers in the TGFβ1 gene.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Feb 2013
De Langhe Sofie, De Ruyck Kim, Ost Piet, Fonteyne Valérie, Werbrouck Joke, De Meerleer Gert, De Neve Wilfried, Thierens Hubert
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: After radiation therapy for prostate cancer, approximately 50% of the patients experience acute genitourinary symptoms, mostly nocturia. This may be highly bothersome with a major impact on the patient's quality of life. In the past, nocturia is seldom reported as a single, physiologically distinct endpoint, and little is known about its etiology. It is assumed that in addition to dose-volume parameters...
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