head and neck neoplasms/vomiting

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

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

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

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

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

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

TREATMENT PLAN Study Phases Each patient progresses through five study phases. MRX 1024 Cohorts, Dose Levels and Treatment Five successive dose levels are planned. MRX 1024 Combination Treatment Phase Cohort Combination Treatment Phase MRX 1024 Schedule MRX 1024 Dose Level once daily in cohorts 1,

Adjuvant treatment of resected head and neck cancers The incidence of locoregional failures and distant metastasis is high after primary resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), especially in patients with unfavorable prognostic factors such as residual disease,

Potentially resectable Stage III or IV squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC) are treated by operation and adjuvant radiotherapy. The 5-year survival rate is approximating 30%. Recurrence typically occurs within 3 years, 60-80% in locoregional sites, and 20-30% systemically. Patients

The protective capacity of thio-containing compounds against normal tissue damage from radiation have been recognized for over 40 years.. Although intravenous administration is the approved standard route, because of practical advantages there has been increasing interest in the subcutaneous