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Perioperative fasting remains a common clinical practice in surgical patients, aiming to prevent pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia induction, improve bowel preparation, and ameliorate the development of postoperative nausea/vomiting or other surgical-related complications. Major head-and-neck
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the impact of a web-based adherence program (PREPARE) on self-reported swallowing function in head and neck cancer patients during radiation.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine community participant adherence to targeted swallowing and trismus exercises delivered
Patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery frequently experience significant post surgical pain, which often necessitates the use of narcotic pain medication. However, opioids can have multiple side effects that can complicate the head and neck cancer surgery patients postoperative care
Xerostomia is the biggest and chronic side effect of the RT for head and neck cancer. To treat xerostomia different approach should be followed at the same time: to increase existing saliva flow or replace lost secretions, to control the state of oral health, to control dental caries and to treat
Cancer treatments, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, are often linked to acute and late side effects. Historically, these effects were assessed by physicians and scored using standardized scales such as the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). Thorough and accurate
1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.
2. The process of the experiment A. head and neck cancer patients with surgery and radiotherapy are identified in clinic at the Department of Dentistry and the Department of Radiotherapy in Kaohsiung
Background and Scope:
Hypothyroidism is one of the most common complications following multimodality treatment for head and neck cancer, with an incidence of 7-58% depending on the subsite. The causes for this high rate of hypothyroidism following treatment for head and neck cancer are
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Observe the incidence of mucositis in patients receiving ProThelial prior to developing chemoradiation mucositis in the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small or large intestine.
- Observe the change from baseline in symptoms & signs of mucositis in chemoradiation patients on
Phase IV clinical trial, observational, prospective, open approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva - INCA, Brazil (no. 10/2010). The Instrument of Consent is signed by all patients.
Eighty-three patients will be included. Ages between 18
BACKGROUND
Much of the clinical practice of oncology involves palliative care. In this setting ,the emphasis is on alleviation of symptoms and preservation or improvement of quality of life. A large body of clinical evidence documents the effectiveness of local-field external beam radiotherapy in
The Study Drugs:
Irinotecan is designed to stop cancer cells from making new DNA (the genetic material of cells). This may cause cancer cells to die.
Bevacizumab is designed to prevent or slow down the growth of cancer cells by blocking the growth of blood vessels that supply nutrients necessary for
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the complete response rate of anti-emetic therapy based on a single dose of intravenous fosaprepitant with multiple cycles of high dose cisplatin (complete response is defined as no emesis or rescue nausea medications needed in the 120 hours following cisplatin
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) (excluding nasopharyngeal cancer) accounts for 4% to 5% of the cancer incidence in Taiwan.1 Localized disease is curable by surgery and irradiation. Two-thirds of patients present with advanced stages of the disease (stage III and IV), and are treated
A. Subjects One hundred and twenty-five patients with disease Stages III or IV squamous cell cancers of the oral cavity, larynx or pharynx will serve as subjects.
B. Intensity Modulation and Radiotherapy Guidelines Anatomical data that is required for the planning process is acquired using a