More than 10% weight loss in head and neck cancer patients during radiotherapy is independently associated with deterioration in quality of life

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-83

  Langius, Jacqueline A E ^a   Van Dijk, Anne M ^a   Doornaert, Patricia ^a   Kruizenga, Hinke M ^a   Langendijk, Johannes A ^a   Leemans, C Reńe ^b   Weijs, Peter J M ^a   Verdonck De Leeuw, Irma M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84873726136     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: 15327914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2013.741749     Document Type: Article

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