Title |
Standardized cranberry capsules for radiation cystitis in prostate cancer patients in New Zealand: a randomized double blinded, placebo controlled pilot study
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Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/s00520-014-2335-8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Katelin Hamilton, Noelle C. Bennett, Gordon Purdie, Patries M. Herst |
Abstract |
Acute radiation cystitis, inflammation of the bladder, is a common side effect in men receiving external beam radiation for prostate cancer. Although several treatments provide symptomatic relief, there is no effective treatment to prevent or treat radiation cystitis. Cranberry products have been associated with urinary tract health. This study aimed to determine the effect of highly standardized cranberry capsules (containing 72 mg proanthocyanidins [PACS]) compared with that of placebo capsules on the incidence and severity of radiation cystitis. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
United States | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Colombia | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 90 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
Other | 4 | 4% |
Other | 17 | 19% |
Unknown | 26 | 29% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 32% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 7% |
Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
Other | 11 | 12% |
Unknown | 28 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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