Objective: The present study explored the oral side effects of radiation in patients with head and neck malignancies. Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 60 patients who were candidates for radiation therapy and had head and neck malignancies....
sideeffectsSalivary flow rate and composition, oral microflora and clinical manifestations of radiation damage were studied in 32 patients treated with external irradiation to head and neck areas. Several parameters were investigated: field arrangement, amount of salivary glands irradiated, clinical ...
the addition of ERBITUX to the radiation therapy increases the risk of damage to surrounding healthy tissues in the area treated with radiation. The most common serious side effects (incidence ≥10%) reported by patients included skin irritation in the radiation area, acne-like rash, and weight ...
关键词: radiation, thermal, and other environ. pollutant effects on living orgs. and biol. mat radiology and nuclear medicine larynx local radiation effects lymph nodes neck oral cavity pharynx radiotherapy side effects DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1980.00790320006002 被引量: 97 ...
Head and neck cancer is a kind of cancer which can be eradicated from radical radiation therapy. However, with best efforts, nearly 40% patients will experience locoregional recurrence. Locoregional recurrence is the main cause of cancer-related death in
Although new radiotherapy protocols2, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), minimize exposure of healthy tissue, side effects remain common. Patients undergoing radiotherapy suffer from nausea, xerostomia ...
BackgroundThe registry for the evaluation of side effects after radiotherapy in childhood and adolescence (RiSK) was established to prospectively characterize radiation-associated side effects. The purpose of this analysis was to characterize side effects after radiotherapy to the head and neck in childre...
Radiation can kill tumor cells but has to pass through 40 vital organs including the brainstem and eyeballs before reaching the nasopharynx. "Insufficient radiation exposure may cause cancer recurrence, while excessive exposure may result in brain damage, hearing loss and other side effects," said ...
"Anatomical changes after cancer surgery can create significant functional and aesthetic challenges. However, the side effects of radiation therapy are perhaps what make oral rehabilitation most demanding," Printzell explains. Patients often have thin, dry, and very fragile oral mucosa after radiation ...
HNSCCs developed in the oral cavity are generally treated with surgical resection, followed by radiation and/or chemotherapy (known as chemoradiation or CRT) depending on the disease stage. Pharynx and larynx cancers, on the other hand, are usually treated by CRT primarily [6]. Clinically, HPV...