Head-and-neck cancer patients beyond 2 years of disease control: Preliminary analysis of intensity-modulated radiotherapy late-effect assessment scale
Loading...
Date
2019-05
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.
Abstract
Over a decade of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) improved the toxicity profile among head-and-neck cancer patients and also improved the quality of life (QOL). Several parameters' few subjective and few objectives have documented various aspects related to QOL. Patients surviving beyond a certain period will have few unattended concern. A single questionnaire-based evaluation might answer few untouched issues. This brief communication formulated such an indigenous single-institution scale named IMRT late-effect assessment scale (ILEA). The preliminary analysis identified concerns related to dryness of mouth, swallowing habit change, and fear of disease recurrence. Future large-scale prospective evaluation is needed
Description
Keywords
Head‑and‑neck cancer, intensity‑modulated radiotherapy, quality of life, survival
Citation
Basu Trinanjan, Goyal Shikha, Kataria Tejinder, Gupta Deepak. Head-and-neck cancer patients beyond 2 years of disease control: Preliminary analysis of intensity-modulated radiotherapy late-effect assessment scale. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2019 May; 15(3): 696-699