The Experience of Pain and Anxiety in Rectal Cancer Patients During High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy

Abstract

ful and painful for some. Insertion of the applicator was found to be the point of maximal pain, and medication was not always completely successful at alleviating the pain, suggesting that additional psychosocial interventions might be needed, with particular emphasis on the time of applicator insertion.

Application value of nursing intervention combined with early nutritional support in preventive stoma reversion of low rectal cancer

“…This study found that the SAS and SDS scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group after operation, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001); the SAS and SDS scores in the two groups after operation were significantly lower than those before operation, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). The tension and anxiety of patients due to adverse reactions that might occur after operation can be relived by nursing intervention combined with early nutritional support, which could help patients' psychology, reduce negative emotions, and effectively alleviate their anxiety ( 18 , 19 ). According to literature reports, adverse reactions of early nutritional support were mainly characterized by nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and abdominal distension, diarrhea and other symptoms ( 20 ).…”

Cryotherapy for low rectal and anal cancer: recommendation and indications

“…Low rectal cancer (i.e., any tumor lying <5 cm from the anal verge) is the most common type of rectal cancer ( 2 ), and it requires a complex treatment strategy based on surgery. Treatment, especially brachytherapy, adversely affects quality of life ( 3 ). Patients treated for low rectal cancer require a permanent stoma ( 4 ).…”