Whole saliva physico-biochemical changes and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients following conventional radiation therapy: A prospective longitudinal study

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-295

  Tiwana, M S ^a   Mahajan, M K ^a   Uppal, B ^a   Koshy, G ^a   Sachdeva, J ^a   Lee, H N ^a   Talole, S D ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Head neck cancer; quality of life; radiation therapy; saliva; xerostomia

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND FUNCTION; SALIVATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 80053980921     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.84918     Document Type: Article

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