The etiology and management of acute and late sequelae of radiation therapy in persons with head and neck cancers.
Radiation therapy is an important primary modality in the treatment of cancers of the head and neck. Persons with advanced cancers often receive combined-modality treatment with concomitant radiation and chemotherapy. The sequelae of radiation alone and that of combined therapies create an extremely vulnerable individual. The nurse caring for the person receiving cancer treatment must understand the effect of radiation on normal tissues of the head and neck region and the methods designed to ameliorate the sequelae of therapy.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*