The impact of tongue-deviating and tongue-depressing oral stents on long-term radiation-associated symptoms in oropharyngeal cancer survivors

The impact of tongue-deviating and tongue-depressing oral stents on long-term radiation-associated symptoms in oropharyngeal cancer survivors

Objectives: To evaluate whether the use of oral stents during intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is associated with long-term patient reported symptoms. Materials and methods: Data was obtained from a prospective observational study of disease-free head and n...

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Main Authors: Sonja Stieb, Ismael Perez-Martinez, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, Stockton Rock, Nimit Bajaj, Tanaya S. Deshpande, Mohamed Zaid, Adam S. Garden, Ryan P. Goepfert, Richard Cardoso, Renata Ferrarotto, Jay P. Reddy, Jack Phan, William H. Morrison, David I. Rosenthal, Eugene J. Koay, Steven J. Frank, C. David Fuller, G. Brandon Gunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Head and neck neoplasms
Oropharyngeal cancer
Radiotherapy
Stents
Immobilization
Quality of life
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630820300495

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