Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs

This editorial discusses the new evidence coming to light that patients with HPV‐associated head and neck cancer are at increased risk of nutritional decline during treatment, with increased weight loss and higher need for tube feeding. Due to the anticipated epidemic of this particular disease, the...

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Autor principal: Brown, Teresa E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31854134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.360
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spelling pubmed-69206862019-12-30 Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs Brown, Teresa E. J Med Radiat Sci Editorials This editorial discusses the new evidence coming to light that patients with HPV‐associated head and neck cancer are at increased risk of nutritional decline during treatment, with increased weight loss and higher need for tube feeding. Due to the anticipated epidemic of this particular disease, there is an ongoing need for research to ensure nutrition care outcomes and supportive care needs are optimised in this sub group, which will improve clinical outcomes and enhance patient quality of life. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-12-19 2019-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6920686/ /pubmed/31854134 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.360 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title_full Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title_fullStr Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title_full_unstemmed Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title_short Patients with HPV‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
title_sort patients with hpv‐associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancer have higher rates of weight loss and increased supportive needs
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31854134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.360
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