Is the introduction of more advanced radiotherapy techniques for locally-advanced head and neck cancer associated with improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden?

Max Dahele; Jim P. Tol; Marije R. Vergeer; Femke Jansen; Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte; C. Rene Leemans; Ben J. Slotman; Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw; Wilko F.A.R. Verbakel

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.08.026

Is the introduction of more advanced radiotherapy techniques for locally-advanced head and neck cancer associated with improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden?

Max Dahele, Jim P. Tol, Marije R. Vergeer, Femke Jansen, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, C. Rene Leemans, Ben J. Slotman, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw, Wilko F.A.R. Verbakel

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Abstract

Technical improvements in head and neck cancer radiotherapy over the last decade have resulted in substantial reductions in dose to organs-at-risk. For a mix of tumors, we saw less xerostomia moving from 3D-conformal to more advanced techniques. For oropharynx-only there were additional improvements, including in global quality-of-life and sticky saliva.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	298-303
Number of pages	6
Journal	Radiotherapy and oncology
Volume	151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.08.026
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020

Keywords

Head and neck radiotherapy
Organ at risk sparing
Patient reported outcome
Quality of life

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Dahele, M., Tol, J. P., Vergeer, M. R., Jansen, F., Lissenberg-Witte, B. I., Leemans, C. R., Slotman, B. J., Verdonck-de Leeuw, I. M., & Verbakel, W. F. A. R. (2020). Is the introduction of more advanced radiotherapy techniques for locally-advanced head and neck cancer associated with improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden? Radiotherapy and oncology, 151, 298-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.08.026

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