Burden of acute toxicities in head-and-neck radiation therapy: A single-institutional experience

Introduction: Combined modality therapy is the standard of care in locally advanced head-and-neck cancer (HNC). The incidence of acute toxicities increases with additional therapy. The present study investigated the incidence and patterns of mucositis, dysphagia, aspiration, feeding tube use, admiss...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Muzumder, Nirmala Srikantia, Avinash H Udayashankar, Prashanth Bhat Kainthaje, M G John Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=120;epage=123;aulast=Muzumder