Longitudinal evaluation of patients with cancer in the oral tongue, tonsils, or base of tongue - Does interstitial radiation dose affect quality of life?

Brachytherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-277

  Petruson, Karin ^a   Mercke, Claes ^a   Lundberg, Lena Marie ^a   Silander, Ewa ^a   Hammerlid, Eva ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; EORTC QLQ C30; EORTC QLQ H N35; Oral cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TONGUE CANCER; TONSIL CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844462769     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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