Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is associated with improved global quality of life among long-term survivors of head-and-neck cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 170-175

  Chen, Allen M ^a   Farwell, D Gregory ^a   Luu, Quang ^a   Vazquez, Esther G ^a   Lau, Derick H ^a   Purdy, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Long term survivors; Quality of life; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION;

HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LOCALLY ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCERS; LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-OF-LIFE INSTRUMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY (3D-CRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SEX; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 84864763687     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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