Anal cancer is a rare disease, but the incidence is rising. About 200 patients will get this type of cancer yearly in Sweden. Curative treatment includes chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The prognosis is good, but some patients will have recurrent or persistent disease after concluded chemo-radiotherapy and will then be offered salvage surgery. Some patients develop distant metastases that can be treated with good results. The aim of this study is to identify and describe functional outcome in patients diagnosed with anal cancer. We will study patients from diagnosis, try to identify early toxicity to treatment and then identify long-term morbidity.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Patients will be answering questionnaires at 0, 3, 12, 36, 60 and 120 months
Dept. of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra
Gothenburg, Sweden
RECRUITINGQoL
Health related QoL at
Time frame: 3 months after diagnosis
Urinary function
Evaluate urinary dysfunction
Time frame: 3 months after diagnosis
Bowel function
Evaluate bowelfunction
Time frame: 3 months after diagnosis
Sexual function
Evaluate sexual function
Time frame: 3 months after diagnosis
Toxicity related to treatment
Number of patients with severe toxicity from the chemoradiotherapy
Time frame: 3 months after diagnosis
QoL
QoL measured on a 7 point likert scale at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months after diagnosis
Urinary function
Urinary dysfuntion measured as incontinence at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months after diagnosis
Bowel function
Bowel dysfunction measured at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months after diagnosis
Sexual function
Sexual dysfunction measured at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months after diagnosis
QoL
QoL measured on a 7 point likert scale at 3 years
Time frame: 3 years after diagnosis
Urinary function
Urinary function at 3 years
Time frame: 3 years after diagnosis
Bowel funcction
Bowel dysfunction at 3 years
Time frame: 3 years after diagnosis
Sexual function
Sexual dysfunction at 3 years
Time frame: 3 years after diagnosis
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