Treatment of late sequelae after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

P Strojan, KA Hutcheson, A Eisbruch, JJ Beitler… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy (RT) is used to treat approximately 80% of patients with cancer of the head
and neck. Despite enormous advances in RT planning and delivery, a significant number of …

Proton therapy for head and neck cancers

P Blanchard, GB Gunn, A Lin, RL Foote, NY Lee… - Seminars in radiation …, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of its sharp lateral penumbra and steep distal fall-off, proton therapy offers
dosimetric advantages over photon therapy. In head and neck cancer, proton therapy has …

Two‐year prevalence of dysphagia and related outcomes in head and neck cancer survivors: an updated SEER‐Medicare analysis

KA Hutcheson, Z Nurgalieva, H Zhao, GB Gunn… - Head & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The aim of the study was to examine prevalence of dysphagia at the population
level in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. Methods Surveillance, Epidemiology, and …

Toward a model-based patient selection strategy for proton therapy: external validation of photon-derived normal tissue complication probability models in a head and …

P Blanchard, AJ Wong, GB Gunn, AS Garden… - Radiotherapy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To externally validate head and neck cancer (HNC) photon-derived normal tissue
complication probability (NTCP) models in patients treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) …

Dose-volume correlates of mandibular osteoradionecrosis in Oropharynx cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Results from a case-matched …

ASR Mohamed, BP Hobbs, KA Hutcheson… - Radiotherapy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine dosimetric parameters associated with osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in
oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) patients in the IMRT era. Material and methods Subsequent to …

Late radiation-associated dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients: evidence, research and management

F De Felice, M De Vincentiis, V Luzzi, G Magliulo… - Oral Oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
In head and neck cancer (HNC) scenario, newer radiotherapy (RT) techniques, such as
intensity modulated RT (IMRT), aim to reduce acute and late toxicity without impair tumor …

Predictive factors for chemoradiation-induced oral mucositis and dysphagia in head and neck cancer: a scoping review

AJ Nicol, JCF Ching, VCW Tam, KCK Liu, VWS Leung… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancer is the seventh-most prevalent cancer worldwide.
Despite advances in treatment, many patients suffer from chemoradiation-induced oral …

Expert consensus statement: Management of dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients

MA Kuhn, MB Gillespie, SL Ishman… - … –Head and Neck …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop an expert consensus statement (ECS) on the management of
dysphagia in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients to address controversies and offer …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation-induced swallowing dysfunction in patients with head and neck cancer: A literature review

YH Chiu, WH Tseng, JY Ko, TG Wang - Journal of the Formosan Medical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Swallowing dysfunction is a prevailing state following radiotherapy in patients with head and
neck cancer. Following the advancement of cancer treatment in recent years, the survival …

An overview of head and neck tumor reirradiation: What has been achieved so far?

K Gordon, D Smyk, I Gulidov, K Golubev, T Fatkhudinov - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancers are highly prevalent worldwide. Despite the recent
advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment, more than 50% of the cases relapse within 2 …