Quality of life after rectal cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at how people feel after surgery for rectal cancer that hasn't spread. The goal is to understand what life is like after treatment, so doctors can help future patients better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You had surgery for rectal cancer (specifically adenocarcinoma of the lower rectum) that had not spread to other organs.
- You had a type of surgery called total mesorectal excision (TME), which removes the rectum and surrounding tissue.
- Your surgery was either a coloanal anastomosis (reattaching the colon to the anus) or an abdominoperineal amputation (a permanent stoma), done between January 2005 and December 2021.
- You were not diagnosed with another colorectal cancer at the same time, and you didn't need chemotherapy for recurrence or spread during follow-up.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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