A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies

A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies

Abstract Introduction Distress related to wearing an immobilisation mask for radiotherapy treatment (RT) is a common experience for the person undergoing RT for head and neck cancer (HNC). Described as ‘mask anxiety’, there is little known about the patterns of this distress through the course of th...

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Main Authors: Jodie L. Nixon, Bena Brown, Amanda E. Pigott, Jane Turner, Elizabeth Brown, Anne Bernard, Laurelie R. Wall, Elizabeth C. Ward, Sandro V. Porceddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
mask anxiety
radiotherapy
shell
thermoplastic mask
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.346

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