Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers being treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy

B Nugent, S Lewis… - Cochrane Database of …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers
being treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy - Nugent, B - 2013 | Cochrane Library Skip …

[PDF][PDF] Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: An update on its indications, management, complications, and care

AJ Lucendo, AB Friginal-Ruiz - Rev Esp Enferm Dig, 2014 - SciELO Espana
Background: Numerous disorders impairing or diminishing a patient's ability to swallow may
benefit from a PEG tube placement. This is considered the elective feeding technique if a …

Early nutritional intervention improves treatment tolerance and outcomes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy

A Paccagnella, M Morello, MC Da Mosto… - Supportive care in …, 2010 - Springer
Goals of work Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy
are at high risk of malnutrition, which is related to complication rate. The aim of this study …

Impact of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on malnutrition and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer—a randomized study

E Silander, J Nyman, M Bove, L Johansson… - Head & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this randomized study was to examine if a prophylactic
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for enteral nutrition could prevent malnutrition …

Head and neck cancers, version 2.2013

DG Pfister, KK Ang, DM Brizel, BA Burtness… - Journal of the National …, 2013 - jnccn.org
These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on nutrition and supportive care for patients with
head and neck cancers. This topic was a recent addition to the NCCN Clinical Practice …

Evaluating the role of prophylactic gastrostomy tube placement prior to definitive chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer

AM Chen, BQ Li, DH Lau, DG Farwell, Q Luu… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of prophylactic gastrostomy tube (GT) placement on
acute and long-term outcome for patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy for …

[HTML][HTML] Acute toxicity in comprehensive head and neck radiation for nasopharynx and paranasal sinus cancers: cohort comparison of 3D conformal proton therapy …

MW McDonald, Y Liu, MG Moore, PAS Johnstone - Radiation oncology, 2016 - Springer
Background To evaluate acute toxicity endpoints in a cohort of patients receiving head and
neck radiation with proton therapy or intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Methods …

Gastrostomy tube placement in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: factors affecting placement and dependence

MK Bhayani, KA Hutcheson, DA Barringer… - Head & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although many patients require nutritional support during radiotherapy or
chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer, little is known regarding the risk factors that …

Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in treatment of head and neck cancer: a comprehensive review and call for evidence‐based …

JL Locher, JA Bonner, WR Carroll… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs) are at increased risk of
experiencing malnutrition, which is associated with poor outcomes. Advances in the …

Malnutrition assessment in patients with cancers of the head and neck: a call to action and consensus

T Dechaphunkul, L Martin, C Alberda, K Olson… - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose of research A state of the science review to assess how nutritional status and
malnutrition are defined by the community of researchers studying head & neck cancer …