Table 2.
Rate of pelvic floor symptoms by cancer type, based on the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist
| Pelvic floor symptom | Questionnaire response | All, n (%) | Uterine, n (%) | Ovarian, n (%) | Cervical, n (%) | Vulvar/vaginal, n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any urinary incontinence | Never | 87 (59.6) | 58 (62.4) | 13 (48.1) | 11 (64.7) | 5 (55.6) | 0.51 |
| Once a week | 15 (10.3) | 12 (12.9) | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 2–3 times/week | 19 (13.0) | 8 (8.6) | 7 (25.9) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0) | ||
| Once a day | 14 (9.6) | 9 (9.7) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Several times a day | 9 (6.2) | 4 (4.3) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| All the time | 2 (1.4) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Stress urinary incontinence | Yes | 46 (74.2) | 27 (77.1) | 11 (78.6) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0.62 |
| No | 16 (25.8) | 8 (22.9) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (50.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
| Urge urinary incontinence | Yes | 38 (67.9) | 23 (67.6) | 10 (71.4) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0.74 |
| No | 18 (32.1) | 11 (32.4) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (33.3) | ||
| Abdominal pain | Not at all | 79 (53.4) | 54 (56.8 ) | 14 (51.9) | 5 (2.9) | 6 (66.7) | 0.17 |
| A little | 44 (29.7) | 31 (32.6) | 3 (11.1) | 7 (41.2) | 3 (33.3) | ||
| Quite a bit | 13 (8.8) | 5 (5.3) | 5 (18.5) | 3 (17.6) | 0 (0) | ||
| Very much | 12 (8.1) | 5 (5.3) | 5 (18.5) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Constipation | Not at all | 85 (57.4) | 60 (63.2 | 13 (48.1) | 7 (41.2) | 5 (55.6) | 0.20 |
| A little | 43 (29.1) | 25 (26.3) | 9 (33.3) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Quite a bit | 12 (8.1) | 6 (6.3) | 4 (14.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Very much | 8 (5.4) | 4 (4.2) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (17.6) | 0 (0) | ||
| Diarrhea | Not at all | 118 (79.7) | 76 (80.0) | 21 (77.8) | 15 (88.2) | 6 (66.7) | 0.82 |
| A little | 24 (16.2) | 17 (17.9) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (33.3) | ||
| Quite a bit | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Very much | 5 (3.4) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0) | ||
| Fecal incontinence | Yes | 5 (3.4) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0) | 0.27 |
| No | 142 (96.6) | 91 (96.8) | 26 (96.3) | 16 (94.1) | 9 (100) |
All analyses performed using the Kruskal–Wallis test