Impact of comprehensive geriatric assessment on survival, function, and nutritional status in elderly patients with head and neck cancer: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (EGeSOR)

BACKGROUND: Survival is poorer in elderly patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas [HNSCCs] than in younger patients. Possible explanations include a contribution of co-morbidities to mortality, frequent refusal of standard therapy, and the use of suboptimal treatments due to concern abo...

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Autores principales: Brugel, Lydia, Laurent, Marie, Caillet, Philippe, Radenne, Anne, Durand-Zaleski, Isabelle, Martin, Michel, Baron, Melany, de Kermadec, Héloïse, Bastuji-Garin, Sylvie, Canouï-Poitrine, Florence, Paillaud, Elena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24923533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-427

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24923533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-427

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