ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5729

RTT - Patient experience and quality of life

ESTRO 2024

The treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer has an impact on all areas of sexuality. First, we observe a strong physiological impact. It results in a decrease sexual arousal (56% of patients), difficulty with orgasm (22%) and organic problems affecting sexuality (63%) with, in particular, strong complaints of vaginal discomfort. Then, there is an intrapsychic repercussion marked by disorders of sexual desire (70%) as apervasive anxiety and impaired body image. Finally, we find a relational impact on the couple with difficulties in accepting the sexual request of the spouse and the problems of understanding with the partner. Factors have been correlated with a high predisposition to develop sexual disorders in patients treated for cervical cancer. More sexual disturbances were found in patients who had :young age (65,8% under the age of forty-five), brachytherapy and its after-effects (70%) , a low socio-economic level of the family (53,6%).

Conclusion:

Early detection of sexual disorders is recommended during follow-up consultations using validated, simple, short measurement scores that are accessible to oncology practitioners.

Keywords: sexuality, quality of life, cervical cancer

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Telemedicine and prostate cancer survivorship : An overview of Tunisian patients’ perceptions

Ghada Abdessatar, Mouna Ben Rejeb, Rim Moujahed, Lilia Ghorbel, Lotfi Kochbati

Aberahmane Mami hospital, Radiation oncology, ariana, Tunisia

Purpose/Objective:

Post-radiotherapy follow-up, for prostate cancer patients, consists usually on an oral contact with the radiation oncologist without a specific clinical examination. This study was undertaken to explore patients’ knowledge and perceptions regarding telemedicine.

Material/Methods:

Ninety-six prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy from August 2018 to September 2023 were included. A specific questionnaire was designed to determine patients’ geographic and socio-demographic data and to assess their perceptions on teleconsultation tools. Patients’ enthusiasm was evaluated through visual analog scale. All participants gave oral informed consent.

Results:

The median age was 67 years [53-81 years]. Patients reported the average travel duration to our department to be 60 minutes [3-230min]. Additionally, 45% of patients reported difficulties to arrange transport for their