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Tooth extractions prior to chemoradiation or bioradiation are associated with weight loss during treatment for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer

PURPOSE: Prior to radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy (CRT) or biotherapy (BRT) for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), teeth with poor prognosis that pose a risk for post-RT osteoradionecrosis (ORN) are removed. The effect of tooth loss on body weight loss and tube feeding (TF) depen...

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Autores principales: Buurman, Doke J. M., Willemsen, Anna C. H., Speksnijder, Caroline M., Baijens, Laura W. J., Hoeben, Ann, Hoebers, Frank J. P., Kessler, Peter, Schols, Annemie M. W. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9046292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35278135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06942-6