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They were treated at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, during the time period from 1\n                      <jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup>\n                      September 2023 to 1\n                      <jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup>\n                      May 2024. In addition to demographic data, we included clinical data on disease and outcomes collected using the standardized quality of life questionnaires of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) named EORTC QLQ-30 and EORTC QLQ-CR29 for colorectal cancer, respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Females were more likely to experience emotional problems (p = 0.002), higher levels of fatigue (p &lt; 0.001), insomnia (p = 0.015), nausea and vomiting (p = 0.007), which may also be associated with poorer appetite in females. Males reported better body image than female (p = 0.047), lower levels of anxiety (p = 0.029), less frequently reported perceived weight loss or gain (p = 0.010). Male reported more stool frequency (p = 0.045), and also had more sever dysuria compared to female (p = 0.008).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results provide the opportunity to improve the clinical management of long-term follow-up and care planning, taking into consideration the gender-specific needs of colorectal cancer survivors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/raon-2025-0023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]],"date-time":"2025-04-11T09:11:27Z","timestamp":1744362687000},"page":"457-465","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Gender impact on quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Aleksandra","family":"Grbic","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Supportive Treatment and Joint Health Activities, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"},{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Majda","family":"Causevic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Supportive Treatment and Joint Health Activities, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Brodaric","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Information Technology Department, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mojca","family":"Birk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irena","family":"Oblak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026071215515332827_j_raon-2025-0023_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Buccafusca G, Proserpio I, Tralongo AC, Rametta Giuliano S, Tralongo P. 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