Acute adverse effects of radiation therapy and local recurrence in relation to dietary and plasma beta carotene and alpha tocopherol in head and neck cancer patients

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Meyer, François ^a   Bairati, Isabelle ^a   Jobin, Édith ^a   Gélinas, Michel ^c   Fortin, André ^b   Nabid, Abdenour ^d   Têtu, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 35148817340     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635580701397590     Document Type: Article

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