Forum of Clinical Oncology (Jun 2017)

Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy

  • Galitis Evangelos,
  • Droukas Vyron,
  • Tzakis Michail,
  • Psarras Vassileios,
  • Galiti Dimitra,
  • Kyrodimos Eythymios,
  • Trichas Miltiadis,
  • Psyrri Amanda,
  • Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos,
  • Kouri Maria,
  • Belli Evelina,
  • Kouloulias Vasileios

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/fco-2015-0023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 29 – 36

Abstract

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Patients, who receive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer, develop chronic functional abnormalities and survive with reduced quality of life.

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