Symptom burden in head and neck cancer: Impact upon oral energy and protein intake

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 495-503

  Ganzer, Heidi ^a   Touger Decker, Riva ^b   Parrott, James S ^b   Murphy, Barbara A ^c   Epstein, Joel B ^d   Huhmann, Maureen B ^b  

^a Minnesota Oncology and Hematology Professional Association   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Mucosal sensitivity; Symptom burden; Vanderbilt head and neck symptom survey; Weight change; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM BURDEN; VANDERBILT HEAD AND NECK SYMPTOM SURVEY VERSION 2.0; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSITIS; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WEIGHT LOSS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84874106611     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1542-4     Document Type: Article

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