Conclusion
endometrial cancer, sexual dysfunction
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Our study showed that postoperative proton beam therapy for the treatment of patients with cervical and endometrial cancer was well-tolerated and caused only low-grade side effects. The overall quality of life was impaired at baseline, but did not deteriorate during proton beam therapy and even showed promising and enhanced recovery 2 years after radiotherapy to values comparable to those in the norm reference population. Larger and randomized studies are needed to confirm that the benefits of proton beam therapy translate into a clinical effect on HRQOL and to improve patient selection. Furthermore, sexual dysfunction remains an important issue.
