Comparison of Clinician-Observed Versus Patient-Reported Toxicities Associated With Definitive Radiation for Older Patients With Head and Neck or Lung Cancer

Accumulating evidence suggests disagreement between clinician-observed and patient-reported symptoms associated with cancer therapy, but this discrepancy in an older population receiving definitive radiation therapy (RT) is not well-understood. The concordance between clinician- and patient-reported toxicities and their association with poor tolerance to treatment were assessed.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research