ED visits, hospital admissions and treatment breaks in head/neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

ED visits, hospital admissions and treatment breaks in head/neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

ObjectivesRadiation therapy (RT) is an integral part of treatment of head/neck cancer (HNC) but is associated with many toxicities. We sought to evaluate sociodemographic, pathologic, and clinical factors associated with emergency department (ED) visits, hospital admissions (HA), and RT breaks in HN...

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Main Authors: Shareen Patel, Benjamin J. Rich, Leif-Erik D. Schumacher, Zoukaa B. Sargi, Melissa Masforroll, Cyrus Washington, Deukwoo Kwon, Maria A. Rueda-Lara, Laura M. Freedman, Stuart E. Samuels, Matthew C. Abramowitz, Michael A. Samuels, Ruben Carmona, Gregory A. Azzam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
head/neck cancer
radiation therapy
hospital admissions
ED visits
treatment breaks
head and neck neoplasms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1147474/full

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