PROs
In total, 64 patients were included for PRO evaluation (Fig. The prevalence of patients reporting moderate or severe overall bowel problems (≥ 67 on the 0–100 scale) measured with the question "Do you have problems with your stool?" at RT start, end of RT and 5 years was 0%, 18% and 12%. Mean scores (scale 0–100; higher value refers to more symptoms or worse function) for overall bowel bother was 3.4 at the start of RT, 13.1 at 2 years and 14.6 at 5 years (Fig. The proportion of patients reporting moderate or severe overall urinary problems ("Do you have problems with your urinary tract?") at RT start, end of RT and 5 years was 15%, 42% and 10%. Mean scores (scale 0–100) for overall urinary bother were 18.0 at start of RT, 18.6 at 2 years and 16.7 at 5 years (Fig. Detailed results from the questionnaires are shown in Additional file 