Nutritional Status and Its Association With Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma During Radiotherapy: A Prospective Study

Background and AimsMalnutrition is a concern in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) during chemoradiotherapy (CRT)/radiotherapy (RT), which is considered to be related with radiation–induced oral mucositis (ROM). The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of NPC patients during RT a...

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Main Authors: Zekai Shu, Ziyi Zeng, Bingqi Yu, Shuang Huang, Yonghong Hua, Ting Jin, Changjuan Tao, Lei Wang, Caineng Cao, Zumin Xu, Qifeng Jin, Feng Jiang, Xinglai Feng, Yongfeng Piao, Jing Huang, Jia Chen, Wei Shen, Xiaozhong Chen, Hui Wu, Xiushen Wang, Rongliang Qiu, Lixia Lu, Yuanyuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.594687/full