2024
DOI: 10.32388/87ev5f.2
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A Study to Assess the Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening Exercises on Urinary Incontinence in Patients With Cervical Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy at a Tertiary Cancer Center

Prathepa Jagdiish,
Anuradha Daptardar

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is one of the most common and dreaded diseases of women in India, it accounts for 16 percent of total cervical cancer cases occurring globally. Some of the vital treatments for cervical cancer are radiation therapy external beam radiation and intracavitary radiation therapy. Radiation has a greater effect on the pelvic floor (PF). It causes actinic injuries and shows major symptoms of urinary incontinence (4-76%). So, to control this complication of urinary incontinence, pelvic fl… Show more

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