Patient-reported toxicity and quality of life profiles in head and neck cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiation

Radiotherapy is an effective but burdensome treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC). We aimed to characterize the severity and time pattern of patient-reported symptoms and quality of life in a large cohort of HNC patients treated with definitive radiotherapy, with or without systemic treatment.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - May 25, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Lisa Vanden Bosch, Hans Paul van der Laan, Arjen van der Schaaf, Sjoukje F. Oosting, Gyorgy B. Halmos, Max J.H. Witjes, Edwin Oldehinkel, Tineke W.H. Meijer, Johanna G.M. van den Hoek, Roel J.H.M. Steenbakkers, Johannes A. Langendijk Source Type: research