Risk factors for aspiration pneumonia during concurrent chemoradiotherapy or bio-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Risk factors for aspiration pneumonia during concurrent chemoradiotherapy or bio-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Abstract Background Aspiration pneumonia is one of the most important side effects of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and bio-radiotherapy (BRT) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Aspiration pneumonia can lead to cancer-related mortality in HNC patients. However, the relationship between aspiratio...

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Main Authors: Hiromichi Shirasu, Tomoya Yokota, Satoshi Hamauchi, Yusuke Onozawa, Hirofumi Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Onoe, Tetsuro Onitsuka, Takashi Yurikusa, Keita Mori, Hirofumi Yasui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
Aspiration pneumonia
Chemoradiotherapy
Radiotherapy
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-6682-1

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