Patient‐reported measurements of oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy

S. Elting, Linda; Keefe, Dorothy; T. Sonis, Stephen; S. Garden, Adam; K. L. Spijkervet, Fred; Barasch, Andrei; B. Tishler, Roy; P. Canty, Thomas; Kudrimoti, Mahesh; Vera‐Llonch, Montserrat

doi:10.1002/cncr.23898

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Patient‐reported measurements of oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy

Published in Cancer • Oct 30, 2008

Authors:

Linda S. Elting

Dorothy Keefe

Stephen T. Sonis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The risk, severity, and patient-reported outcomes of radiation-induced mucositis among head and neck cancer patients were prospectively estimated. METHODS: A validated, patient-reported questionnaire (OMDQ), the FACT quality of life (QOL), and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness...

Subject

Mucositis

Medicine

Head and neck cancer

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