Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients ≥65 years old

Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients ≥65 years old

Abstract Background Given the potential for older patients to experience exaggerated toxicity and symptoms, this study was performed to characterize patient reported outcomes in older patients following definitive radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). Methods Cancer-free head and ne...

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Main Authors: MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group, Salman A. Eraj, Mona K. Jomaa, Crosby D. Rock, Abdallah S. R. Mohamed, Blaine D. Smith, Joshua B. Smith, Theodora Browne, Luke C. Cooksey, Bowman Williams, Brandi Temple, Kathryn E. Preston, Jeremy M. Aymard, Neil D. Gross, Randal S. Weber, Amy C. Hessel, Renata Ferrarotto, Jack Phan, Erich M. Sturgis, Ehab Y. Hanna, Steven J. Frank, William H. Morrison, Ryan P. Goepfert, Stephen Y. Lai, David I. Rosenthal, Tito R. Mendoza, Charles S. Cleeland, Kate A. Hutcheson, Clifton D. Fuller, Adam S. Garden, G. Brandon Gunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Oropharynx
Symptoms
Patient reported outcomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0878-9

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