Table 2.
Distribution of bowel and urinary symptoms from the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index questionnaire before radiotherapy and at week 10, and months 6, 12, 18 and 24 from the start of radiotherapy. Bowel symptoms are presented in the rectum volume matched dataset and urinary symptoms in the bladder volume matched dataset
| Bowel habits (rectum volume matched dataset) | Before radiotherapy |
Week 10 |
6 months |
12 months |
18 months |
24 months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP |
IP |
FP |
IP |
FP |
IP |
FP |
IP |
FP |
IP |
FP |
IP |
|
| n = 42 | n = 42 | n = 31 | n = 30 | n = 40 | n = 42 | n = 40 | n = 40 | n = 40 | n = 37 | n = 40 | n = 38 | |
| Frequency of rectal urgency | ||||||||||||
| More than once a day | 0 | 2 (5) | 6 (19) | 1 (3) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | 0 | 2 (5) | 5 (13) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
| Once a day | 6 (14) | 3 (7) | 4 (13) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) | 4 (10) | 4 (10) | 5 (13) | 3 (7) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
| More than once a week | 0 | 1 (2) | 3 (10) | 2 (7) | 5 (12) | 5 (12) | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 0 | 2 (5) | 2 (5) |
| Once a week | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 3 (10) | 6 (20) | 3 (7) | 6 (14) | 4 (10) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 5 (14) | 3 (8) | 5 (13) |
| Rarely or never | 34 (81) | 34 (81) | 15 (48) | 17 (57) | 27 (68) | 25 (60) | 32 (80) | 30 (75) | 29 (73) | 30 (81) | 33 (83) | 29 (76) |
| Frequency loose/liquid stools | ||||||||||||
| Never | 53 (55) | 20 (48) | 13 (42) | 9 (30) | 15 (37) | 7 (17) | 16 (39) | 8 (20) | 14 (35) | 13 (35) | 22 (55) | 16 (42) |
| Rarely | 14 (33) | 17 (41) | 10 (32) | 10 (33) | 18 (44) | 27 (64) | 20 (49) | 21 (53) | 16 (40) | 17 (46) | 13 (33) | 11 (29) |
| About half the time | 4 (10) | 3 (7) | 7 (23) | 9 (30) | 5 (12) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | 8 (20) | 6 (15) | 4 (11) | 4 (10) | 6 (16) |
| Usually | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 1 (2) | 4 (11) |
| Always | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Distress from bowel movements | ||||||||||||
| Severe | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (7) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate | 0 | 3 (7) | 4 (13) | 2 (7) | 1 (2) | 4 (10) | 3 (7) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) |
| A little | 5 (12) | 9 (21) | 9 (29) | 13 (43) | 10 (24) | 10 (24) | 5 (12) | 8 (20) | 10 (25) | 6 (16) | 5 (13) | 7 (18) |
| No distress | 36 (86) | 30 (71) | 16 (52) | 14 (47) | 29 (71) | 28 (67) | 32 (78) | 30 (75) | 28 (70) | 30 (81) | 33 (83) | 30 (79) |
| Crampy pain | ||||||||||||
| Several times a day | 0 | 0 | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Once a day | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Several times a week | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 3 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
| Once a week | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 0 | 3 (8) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
| Once this month | 1 (2) | 4 (10) | 1 (3) | 3 (10) | 3 (7) | 9 (21) | 3 (7) | 5 (13) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 1 (3) |
| Rarely or never | 33 (81) | 34 (81) | 25 (81) | 23 (79) | 34 (83) | 29 (69) | 36 (88) | 28 (70) | 35 (88) | 31 (84) | 33 (83) | 33 (87) |
| Overall problem of bowel habits | ||||||||||||
| Big | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 (8) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Small | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 4 (13) | 3 (10) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 0 | 4 (10) | 5 (13) | 3 (8) | 1 (2) | 4 (11) |
| Very small | 3 (7) | 12 (29) | 8 (26) | 10 (33) | 11 (27) | 12 (29) | 8 (20) | 8 (20) | 7 (18) | 6 (16) | 12 (30) | 6 (16) |
| No problem |
35 (83) |
26 (62) |
14 (45) |
15 (50) |
25 (61) |
25 (60) |
29 (71) |
24 (60) |
26 (65) |
27 (73) |
26 (65) |
28 (74) |
| Urinary function (bladder volume matched dataset) |
n = 45 |
n = 52 |
n = 31 |
n = 35 |
n = 43 |
n = 42 |
n = 44 |
n = 49 |
n = 41 |
n = 44 |
n = 42 |
n = 41 |
| Frequency of leaking urine | ||||||||||||
| Everyday | 2 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 5 (10) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 (2) |
| About once a week | 2 (4) | 4 (8) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 3 (7) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 3 (6) | 5 (12) | 3 (7) | 7 (17) | 4 (10) |
| Less than once a week | 3 (7) | 7 (13) | 3 (10) | 9 (26) | 3 (7) | 9 (21) | 2 (5) | 7 (14) | 5 (12) | 9 (21) | 2 (5) | 4 (10) |
| Not at all | 38 (84) | 38 (73) | 25 (81) | 23 (66) | 37 (86) | 26 (62) | 38 (86) | 34 (69) | 30 (73) | 30 (68) | 33 (79) | 31 (78) |
| Urinary control | ||||||||||||
| No control whatsoever | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frequent dribbling | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Occasional dribbling | 8 (18) | 16 (31) | 7 (23) | 10 (30) | 6 (14) | 13 (31) | 5 (11) | 13 (27) | 10 (24) | 14 (32) | 10 (24) | 12 (30) |
| Total control | 36 (80) | 34 (65) | 24 (78) | 23 (70) | 36 (84) | 28 (67) | 39 (89) | 35 (71) | 31 (76) | 30 (68) | 32 (76) | 28 (70) |
| Pads or diapers required per day | ||||||||||||
| 3 or more pads | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| 1–2 pads | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| No pads | 42 (95) | 52 (100) | 30 (97) | 33 (100) | 40 (100) | 42 (98) | 43 (100) | 47 (96) | 41 (100) | 43 (98) | 41 (98) | 41 (100) |
| Dripping urine/wetting pants | ||||||||||||
| No problem | 40 (91) | 39 (75) | 22 (71) | 25 (74) | 34 (79) | 30 (70) | 33 (79) | 35 (71) | 33 (81) | 36 (82) | 33 (79) | 33 (81) |
| Very small problem | 2 (5) | 8 (15) | 6 (19) | 7 (21) | 7 (16) | 10 (23) | 7 (17) | 9 (18) | 4 (10) | 5 (11) | 8 (19) | 7 (17) |
| Small problem | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 4 (8) | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 0 | 1 (2) |
| Moderate problem | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Big problem | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urine leakage interfering with sexual activity | ||||||||||||
| No problem | 39 (93) | 41 (85) | 26 (93) | 28 (90) | 38 (93) | 35 (92) | 41 (98) | 35 (83) | 38 (97) | 38 (95) | 37 (88) | 34 (94) |
| Very small problem | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 (4) | 3 (10) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 (10) | 0 | 0 | 3 (7) | 1 (3) |
| Small problem | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Moderate problem | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 0 |
| Big problem | 1 (2) | 4 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall problem with urinary function | ||||||||||||
| No problem | 30 (67) | 23 (44) | 10 (32) | 15 (43) | 28 (65) | 26 (61) | 33 (75) | 29 (59) | 29 (71) | 31 (70) | 31 (74) | 29 (71) |
| Very small problem | 7 (16) | 15 (29) | 11 (36) | 11 (31) | 11 (26) | 13 (30) | 8 (18) | 12 (25) | 7 (17) | 8 (18) | 6 (14) | 8 (20) |
| Small problem | 2 (4) | 6 (12) | 4 (13) | 6 (17) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 6 (12) | 4 (10) | 4 (9) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) |
| Moderate problem | 4 (9) | 6 (12) | 6 (19) | 2 (6) | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (5) |
| Big problem | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FP, forward planned; IP, inverse planned.