Table 1.
Treatment outcome probabilities as presented in the TTM (frequencies out of 100 patients)
| Outcome | Treatment | |
|---|---|---|
| Surgery | PRT + surgery | |
| Faecal incontinence | 40 | 60 |
| Sexual dysfunction | ||
| Men | 56 | 68 |
| Women1 | 15 | 22 |
| Five‐year local control | 89 | –2 |
TTM, treatment trade‐off method; PRT, preoperative radiotherapy. Probability of survival was not presented.
1Numbers refer to sexually active women and this was stated as such.
2Probability of local control for PRT followed by surgery was systematically varied between 89/100 and 100/100.