Prolonged radiation time and low nadir hemoglobin during postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy are both poor prognostic factors with synergistic effect on locally advanced head and neck cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Anemia, a common complication of head and neck cancer treatment, is regarded as a poor prognostic factor. We evaluated the impact of low hemoglobin (Hb) levels, measured at different time points, on a consecutive cohort of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the hea...

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Autores principales: Su, Nai-Wen, Liu, Chung-Ji, Leu, Yi-Shing, Lee, Jehn-Chuan, Chen, Yu-Jen, Chang, Yi-Fang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25670907
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S70204

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