New horizons in radiotherapy for older people

A Cree, A O'Donovan, S O'Hanlon - Age and Ageing, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Radiotherapy is an effective, albeit underutilised, treatment for cancer in older adults,
especially for those who are surgically inoperable or for whom chemotherapy poses too …

Early (90‐day) mortality after radical radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A population‐based analysis

SN Hamilton, E Tran, E Berthelet, J Wu, R Olson - Head & Neck, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background A retrospective, population‐based analysis of 90‐day mortality in patients with
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with radiotherapy was performed to …

[HTML][HTML] Determining malnutrition assessment criteria to predict one-year mortality for locally advanced head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent …

HH Ling, KY Yeh, SH Ng, CH Wang, CH Lai, TH Wu… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Study on the impact of pretreatment malnutrition on treatment outcomes in locally advanced
head and neck cancer (LAHNC) patients is still lacking. We prospectively collected various …

Early mortality after radical radiotherapy in head and neck cancer–A nationwide analysis from the Danish head and neck cancer group (DAHANCA) database

KH Jensen, I Vogelius, CA Kristensen, E Andersen… - Clinical Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Curative-intent radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiation (CRT) of squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) produces high survival rates, but is associated …

[HTML][HTML] Early non-cancer mortality risk prediction after curative-intent radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

KH Jensen, IR Vogelius, M Bernsdorf, A Gothelf… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), curative-
intent radiotherapy (RT) and chemoradiotherapy (CRT) are associated with substantial …

Landscape of mortality during and within thirty days after non-palliative radiotherapy across eleven major cancer types

M Xiang, AC Raldow, EL Pollom, ML Steinberg… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose Peri-RT mortality (death during or within 30 days of non-
palliative radiotherapy) has been historically overlooked, and rates and risk factors are …

Analysis of early respiratory-related mortality after radiation therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer: feasibility of automatic data extraction for dose–response studies

L Stervik, N Pettersson, J Scherman, CF Behrens… - Acta …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To examine the feasibility of automatic data extraction from clinical radiation
therapy (RT) databases at four hospitals to investigate the impact of mean lung dose (MLD) …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality during or shortly after curative-intent radio-(chemo-) therapy over the last decade at a large comprehensive cancer center

SM Christ, J Willmann, P Heesen, A Kühnis… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Introduction Definitive surgical, oncological and radio-oncological
treatment may result in significant morbidity and acute mortality. Mortality during or shortly …

[HTML][HTML] Repercusión de la radioterapia sobre la situación nutricional del paciente oncogeriátrico.¿ Puede el oncólogo radioterápico minimizar el impacto de la …

R Muelas Soria - Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2020 - SciELO Espana
El cáncer en pacientes ancianos representa un reto de salud a escala mundial debido al
aumento de su incidencia y su mortalidad asociada. En nuestro país es la segunda causa …

Early mortality, quality of life and cost-effectiveness of palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases in the English NHS

KL Spencer - 2019 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
Introduction: Palliative radiotherapy is a standard of care for localised pain due to bone
metastases. International guidance recommends single fraction treatment in preference to …