Squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx represents a distinct clinical entity. Most
patients present with significant comorbidities and advanced‐stage disease. The overall …

PURPOSE: Dysphagia is a debilitating complication in head and neck cancer patients
(HNCPs) that may cause a high mortality rate for aspiration pneumonia. The aims of this …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this large multicentre prospective cohort
study was to identify which dose volume histogram parameters and pre-treatment factors are …

Organ preservation regimens that combine chemotherapy and radiotherapy
(chemoradiotherapy) are increasingly used as the primary treatment of laryngeal and …

Definitive chemoradiation therapy has evolved as the preferred organ preservation strategy
in the treatment of locally advanced head-and-neck cancer (LA-HNC). Dry mouth and …

PURPOSE: Concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) for squamous cell carcinoma of the
head and neck (SCCHN) increases local tumor control but at the expense of increased …

PURPOSE: To apply recently developed predictive models for swallowing dysfunction to
compare the predicted probabilities of swallowing dysfunction for standard intensity …

Background The purpose of this study was to report the risk of pharyngoesophageal stricture
after treatment for head and neck cancer. Methods Human studies on radiation therapy with …

To investigate the impact of early insertion of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-tube on
nutritional status and completeness of concurrent chemotherapy in locally advanced head …

Past treatment efforts for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas have emphasized
treatment intensification that increased local-regional control rates with an increased risk of …