Enteral feeding during chemoradiotherapy for advanced head-and-neck cancer: A single-institution experience using a reactive approach

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 763-769

  Clavel, Sébastien ^a   Fortin, Bernard ^a   Després, Philippe ^a   Donath, David ^a   Soulires, Denis ^a   Khaouam, Nader ^b   Charpentier, Danielle ^a   Bélair, Manon ^a   Guertin, Louis ^a   Nguyen Tan, Phuc Felix ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Malnutrition; Nasogastric feeding tube; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; FEEDING; NUTRITION; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS; KAPLAN-MEIER METHOD; MALNUTRITION; METHODS AND MATERIALS; WEIGHT LOSS;

DISEASES;

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79551484925     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.12.032     Document Type: Article

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