A review of weight loss and sarcopenia in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiation

BACKGROUND: Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation (CTRT) improves disease-free survival in locally advanced head and neck cancer but is associated with numerous acute and chronic toxicities resulting in substantial alterations in body mass and composition. We aim to summarize the current evidence on...

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Autores principales: Baxi, Shrujal S., Schwitzer, Emily, Jones, Lee W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6460633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31093339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41199-016-0010-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6460633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31093339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41199-016-0010-0

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