Effect on long-term survival of psychiatric disorder, inflammation, malnutrition, and radiotherapy-related toxicity in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer


Unal D., EROĞLU C., Ozsoy S., Besirli A., ORHAN O., Kaplan B.

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.20, no.3, pp.886-893, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.886-893
  • Keywords: head and neck cancer, inflammation, malnutrition, psychiatric disorder, radiotherapy-related toxicity, survival, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, NUTRITIONAL-STATUS, MALNOURISHED HEAD, ENTERAL NUTRITION, PREDICT SURVIVAL, CASE-FATALITY, MORTALITY, DEPRESSION, SMOKING, COMORBIDITY
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effects on the long-term survival of psychiatric disorders, inflammation, malnutrition, and radiotherapy (RT)-related toxicity in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.