Head-and-neck cancerSonographic featuresXerostomia (dry mouth), resulting from radiation damage to the parotid glands, is one of the most common and distressing side effects of head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy. A noninvasive, objective imaging method to assess parotid injury is lacking, but much...
Radiation therapy to the head, neck, or parts of the digestive system can make you lose your appetite. But it's important to keep eating a healthy diet while you’re having treatment to keep your body strong. Try eating five or six small meals spread out through the day instead of three...
Printzell also explains that before patients can receive radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, a number of teeth often need to be removed to prevent infections. "For most patients, this news comes as a great shock. Some find the news of having to pull teeth almost as brutal as the ...
Radiation therapy to the head, neck, or parts of the digestive system can make you lose your appetite. But it's important to keep eating a healthy diet while you’re having treatment to keep your body strong. Try eating five or six small meals spread out through the day instead of three...
Renal cell carcinomas and melanomas, for example, are often more radioresistant than other cancers. Hodgkin’s lymphoma and head and neck carcinomas tend to be highly radiosensitive. The five R’s provide a basis for understanding the success or failure of radiation therapy and for developing ...
Radiation therapy of the head and neck frequently results in serious and sometimes unavoidable changes to orofacial structures, particularly for children. Acute and chronic complications have a great impact on their oral function and quality of life. This paper provides an overview of the side effect...
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Before you begin radiation therapy, you should take these steps:Visit your dentist and have any major dental work done if your head or neck will receive radiation. Radiation therapy can affect your teeth. Discuss family planning issues with your doctor, including the option of sperm banking, if...
Dryness of mouth caused by reduction in the secretion of saliva, a possible side effect of radiation therapy for cander of the head and neck region. Rights and permissions Reprints and permissions About this article Cite this article Bentzen, S. Preventing or reducing late side effects of radiati...
head and neck cancer; radiation therapy; quad shot; immunotherapy; local control; immune checkpoint inhibition; metastatic; recurrent; palliative; radiotherapy1. Introduction Head and neck cancer (HNC) represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. Approximately 10% of ...