BACKGROUND In this exploratory study, employment and psychological factors were investigated in head and neck cancer survivors with survivorship of ≥2 years. METHODS Fifty-five head and neck cancer survivors ≤60 years old completed a survey including subscales from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) instrument, the Miller Behavioral Style Scale, the General Perceived Self-Effi...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to determine whether concomitant chemoradiation (CCRT)-induced hearing loss is progressive over time or not. STUDY DESIGN Long-term (LT) follow-up study. METHODS Between 1999 and 2004, 158 patients with head and neck cancer were treated with intravenous (IV) CCRT (n = 80) or intraarterial CCRT (n = 78). Audiometry was performed before, sho...

Dysphagia is one of the most common symptoms affecting patients with head and neck cancer. It can lead to several complications and affect patients' quality of life. The advanced practice nurse can play an important role in the plan of care for managing this condition in patients with head and neck cancer.

Background and purpose: Cancer is highly prevalent in modern societies and approximately one in three or four people is diagnosed with cancer. Oral cancer is one of the 10 primary causes of mortality due to late detection for many reasons, including being asymptomatic in initial stages, clinical presentation similar to other lesions, and variation in clinical manifestations. This study aimed at...

background: mucositis is an important adverse effect of cancer treatment. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ice cubes on oral mucositis following head and neck radiotherapy. materials and methods: a randomized controlled trial was conducted on 40 head and neck cancer patients who underwent radiotherapy. the patients were randomly divided into two experimental and control gr...

although esophageal liposarcoma is an extremely rare tumor, liposarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults. liposarcoma is currently classified into the types of well-differentiated, myxoid, round cell, pleomorphic and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. up to now only a few cases of esophagus liposarcoma have been described in the world literature. we describe a myxoid type liposarcoma...

BACKGROUND Quitting tobacco or alcohol use has been reported to reduce the head and neck cancer risk in previous studies. However, it is unclear how many years must pass following cessation of these habits before the risk is reduced, and whether the risk ultimately declines to the level of never smokers or never drinkers. METHODS We pooled individual-level data from case-control studies in th...

conclusions the application of natural honey is effective in managing and preventing radiation-induced stomatitis in patients with head and neck cancers. results the results showed that severe stomatitis in groups of honey, chamomile and control was 0, 5.7%, and 17.6%, respectively. on the 14th day, it was 0, 0, and 17.6%, respectively. there were significant differences between the three group...