Radiation therapy is well tolerated and produces excellent control rates in elderly patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers

PURPOSE: Management of locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC) in the elderly is challenging due to multiple co-morbidities, poor organ function and performance status. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of radiation therapy (RT) in elderly patients, defined as 65 years and older,...

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Hauptverfasser: Jilani, Omar K., Singh, Prabhsimranjot, Wernicke, A. Gabriella, Kutler, David I, Kuhel, William, Christos, Paul, Nori, Dattatreyudu, Sabbas, Albert, Chao, KS Clifford, Parashar, Bhupesh
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2012
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876481/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24386015
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2012.05.001
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