The changing landscape of head and neck cancer radiotherapy patients: is high‐risk, prolonged feeding tube use indicative of on‐treatment weight loss?

The changing landscape of head and neck cancer radiotherapy patients: is high‐risk, prolonged feeding tube use indicative of on‐treatment weight loss?

Abstract Introduction Precision radiotherapy relies heavily on optimal weight management. Our group previously developed a risk stratification model for patients at risk of prolonged feeding tube (FT) intervention. The study objective was to assess on‐treatment weight loss according to stratified ri...

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Main Authors: Nigel J. Anderson, James E. Jackson, Morikatsu Wada, Michal Schneider, Michael Poulsen, Maureen Rolfo, Maziar Fahandej, Hui Gan, Vincent Khoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
feeding tube
head and neck cancer
intensity modulated radiotherapy
toxicity
weight loss
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.349

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.349

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