Development of a Novel Psycho-biological Tool for the Measurement of Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Concomitant Chemotherapy

Objective: Evaluate a patient-reported-oral mucositis scale (PROMS) on its own and in relation to existing measures of mucositis. Methods: 50 patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy were examined before cancer treatment, twice weekly during 6-7 weeks of therapy and post-therapy. Or...

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Main Author: Gussgard, Anne Margrete
Other Authors: Tenenbaum, Howard
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33229