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Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Booklet
Published: 01 Oct 2024
Next review: 01 Oct 2028
Edition: 1
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This booklet is about the late effects on the bowel after treatment with pelvic radiotherapy. It is for anyone treated with pelvic radiotherapy who has bowel side effects that continue after treatment or begin months or years later.

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Published: 01 Oct 2024
Next review: 01 Oct 2028
Edition: 1

This booklet is about the late effects on the bowel after treatment with pelvic radiotherapy. It is for anyone treated with pelvic radiotherapy who has bowel side effects that continue after treatment or begin months or years later.

About this booklet

This booklet explains how to manage the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy. It has information about emotional, practical and financial issues. It also has information for carers, family members and friends.


This booklet does not have information about bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy. We have another booklet about this called Managing the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy.


Visit our online information about late effects of pelvic radiotherapy.


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