Exploring the prevalence and experience of mask anxiety for the person with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

Exploring the prevalence and experience of mask anxiety for the person with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

Abstract Introduction While use of a thermoplastic mask during radiotherapy (RT) treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) is an essential component of safe patient care, there is little understanding of the extent to which this evokes anxiety (i.e. “mask anxiety”) for the person undergoing treatment...

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Main Authors: Jodie L. Nixon, Bena Cartmill, Jane Turner, Amanda E. Pigott, Elizabeth Brown, Laurelie R. Wall, Elizabeth C. Ward, Sandro V. Porceddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
mask anxiety
radiotherapy
shell
thermoplastic mask
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.308

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.308

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