Cancers (Basel) 2022 May 9;14(9). Epub 2022 May 9.
First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "G.E. Palade" of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street, Number 38, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Background: Considerable efforts have been carried out over the past 30 years to support patients with advanced cervical cancer. Throughout this time, Eastern European countries have been left aside from the decision-making groups on this matter, hence the absence of similar studies in this geographical area. In these countries, the quality of life (QoL) of patients with cervical cancer might be considered a "caprice", and the discomforts they encounter following pelvic exenteration for cervical cancer are often perceived as a "normal phenomenon". Read More