Background With improved survivorship rates for colorectal cancer (CRC), more CRC
survivors are living with long-term disease and treatment side effects. Little research exists …

Background Fecal incontinence is a disabling condition affecting up to 20% of women.
Objective We investigated fecal incontinence assessment in both inflammatory bowel …

Background There is scarcity of trials about preventative strategies for low anterior resection
syndrome (LARS) in rectal cancer patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the …

Aim The aim was to determine the function and molecular mechanism of long non-coding
RNA colon cancer associated transcript-1 (lncRNA CCAT1) in the development of colorectal …

Background Postoperative depression is one of the most common mental disorders in
patients undergoing cancer surgery and it often delays postoperative recovery. We …

Background Rectal cancer patients who have undergone lower anterior resection with
sphincter-saving surgery often experience loss of bowel control. We currently do not have …

Purpose Bowel complaints are very common among patients with colorectal cancer.
However, the most used questionnaires for colorectal cancer survivors do not …

Aim Rectal cancer is often treated surgically with an anterior resection (AR) or
abdominoperineal excision (APE). However, for patients with locally advanced disease or …

In the present study, we asked participants “what is the importance of exercise for
themselves?”. According to the findings of the study, over 90% of the patients with BCRL …

Background Physiotherapists have strong knowledge and skills to deal with many of the
functional problems that result from cancer treatment. The role of physiotherapy spans from …