The association between oral candidiasis and severity of chemoradiotherapy-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients: A retrospective cohort study

The association between oral candidiasis and severity of chemoradiotherapy-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients: A retrospective cohort study

Background and purpose: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is a risk factor for oral candidiasis (OC). As Candida spp. are highly virulent, we conducted a retrospective study to determine whether OC increases the severity of dysphagia related to mucositis in HNC patie...

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Main Authors: Hirotake Saito, Ryusuke Shodo, Keisuke Yamazaki, Kouji Katsura, Yushi Ueki, Toshimichi Nakano, Tomoya Oshikane, Nobuko Yamana, Satoshi Tanabe, Satoru Utsunomiya, Atsushi Ohta, Eisuke Abe, Motoki Kaidu, Ryuta Sasamoto, Hidefumi Aoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630819301065

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