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Nutrition Support for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy : How Often and How Long?
Joint Authors
Kojima, Takashi
Yasui, Hirofumi
Taku, Keisei
Yamazaki, Kentaro
Fukutomi, Akira
Onozawa, Yusuke
Machida, Nozomu
Ishiki, Hiroto
Boku, Narikazu
Nishimura, Tetsuo
Hironaka, Shuichi
Hashimoto, Takayuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Oral intake of many patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC) decrease during chemoradiotherapy (CRT).
Although prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is recommended, not a few patients complete CRT without using PEG tube.
Patients and Methods.
The subjects were patients with LAHNC who received CRT.
We retrospectively investigated the incidence and duration of nutritional support during and after CRT, and predicting factors of nutritional support.
For patients who required nutritional support, we also checked the day of initiation and the duration of nutritional support.
Results.
Of 53 patients, 29 patients (55%) required nutritional support during and/or after CRT.
While no clear relation between requirement of nutritional support and variables including age, T stage, N stage, clinical stage and chemotherapy regimen, there could be some relationships between tumor primary sites and the requirement and duration of nutritional support.
17 (77%) of 22 patients with oropharynx cancer(OP) required nutritional support and prolonged for 4.4 months, and 11 (46%) of 24 patients with hypopharynx cancer(HP) required nutritional support and prolonged for 21.9 months.
Conclusion.
Nutritional support is indicated many HNC patients treated with CRT and primary sites may have some relation to its indication and duration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ishiki, Hiroto& Onozawa, Yusuke& Kojima, Takashi& Hironaka, Shuichi& Fukutomi, Akira& Yasui, Hirofumi…[et al.]. 2012. Nutrition Support for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy : How Often and How Long?. ISRN Oncology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ishiki, Hiroto…[et al.]. Nutrition Support for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy : How Often and How Long?. ISRN Oncology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ishiki, Hiroto& Onozawa, Yusuke& Kojima, Takashi& Hironaka, Shuichi& Fukutomi, Akira& Yasui, Hirofumi…[et al.]. Nutrition Support for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy : How Often and How Long?. ISRN Oncology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459487
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459487