Characteristics of Chronic Pain among Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy: A Retrospective Study
Pain is common among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). However, there are very limited data on chronic pain among HNC patients treated with radiation therapy (XRT). In this retrospective study, we focused on the characteristics of chronic post-XRT pain in such patients. Post-XRT pain is comm...
Main Authors: | Anusha Kallurkar, Shreedhar Kulkarni, Kristin Delfino, Daniel Ferraro, Krishna Rao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Pain Research and Management |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9675654 |
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