کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9336604 1257447 2005 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Preventing radiation induced xerostomia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی تومور شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Preventing radiation induced xerostomia
چکیده انگلیسی
Radiation induced xerostomia is a frequent consequence of radiotherapy (RT) for head-neck cancer (HNC) patients, when parotid glands are included in the radiation fields. Although early appearing xerostomia may be alleviated with the use of pilocarpine, persistent chronic xerostomia affects more than 70% of HNC patients treated with post-operative or radical radiotherapy and significantly impairs the quality of life potentially cured patients. The present manuscript reviews and discusses the current technological (conformal and intensity modulated RT) and pharmacological (amifostine) developments aiming to prevent the severity and reduce incidence of both acute and late radiation xerostomia in patients with HNC.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Cancer Treatment Reviews - Volume 31, Issue 7, November 2005, Pages 546-554
نویسندگان
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