[HTML][HTML] Oral management strategies for radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

Y Kawashita, S Soutome, M Umeda, T Saito - Japanese Dental Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy, often with concomitant chemotherapy, has a significant role in the
management of head and neck cancer, however, radiotherapy induces adverse events …

Palliative radiotherapy

K Spencer, R Parrish, R Barton, A Henry - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Palliative radiotherapy offers a quick, inexpensive, and effective way of reducing many of the
focal symptoms of advanced, incurable cancer, whether these arise from the primary tumour …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Global radiation oncology's targeted response for pandemic preparedness

R Simcock, TV Thomas, C Estes, AR Filippi… - Clinical and translational …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the global COVID-19 pandemic escalates there is a need within radiation oncology to
work to support our patients in the best way possible. Measures are required to reduce …

Head and neck cancers, version 2.2014

DG Pfister, S Spencer, DM Brizel, B Burtness… - Journal of the National …, 2014 - jnccn.org
This selection from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines)
for Head and Neck Cancers focuses on glottic laryngeal cancer, which is the most common …

Dose tolerance limits and dose volume histogram evaluation for stereotactic body radiotherapy

J Grimm, T LaCouture, R Croce, I Yeo… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Almost 20 years ago, Emami et al. presented a comprehensive set of dose tolerance limits
for normal tissue organs to therapeutic radiation, which has proven essential to the field of …

Recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a big and intriguing challenge which may be resolved by integrated treatments combining …

F Ionna, P Bossi, A Guida, A Alberti, P Muto, G Salzano… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The purpose of this manuscript is to illustrate the difficulties associated
with the treatment of the patient with recurrent metastatic SCCHN. This type of patient is very …

Palliative radiotherapy indications during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future complex logistic settings: The NORMALITY model

F Cellini, R Di Franco, S Manfrida, V Borzillo… - La radiologia …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged healthcare systems worldwide over
the last few months, and it continues to do so. Although some restrictions are being …

Palliative radiation therapy for head and neck cancers

AS Grewal, J Jones, A Lin - International Journal of Radiation Oncology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Patients with advanced head and neck cancers who are not eligible for curative treatment
represent a challenging cohort of patients to manage given the complexity and severity of …

Treatment of elderly patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

P Szturz, JB Vermorken - Frontiers in oncology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The demographics of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is marked
by a growing number of patients aged 65 and over, which is in line with global projections …

Hypofractionated, palliative radiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer

JP Agarwal, B Nemade, V Murthy… - Radiotherapy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of advanced stage head and neck cancer patients
are incurable and have a limited life expectancy. This study reports a single institution …