[The effects of anti-inflammatory treatment in patients treated with chemotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer].
The aim of the study is to analyse the effect of anti-inflammatory treatment in patients treated with chemotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer. 110 patients treated in the Head and Neck Department in CO in Warsaw were entered to study. Pain, dyspnoea, inflammatory reaction foetor ex ore, fever were assessed. Clinical response was positive in 67% of patients, microbiological improvement was positive in 44% and subjective response in 68% of patients.
Jagielska
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B
Klinika Nowotworów Głowy i Szyi, Centrum Onkologii w Warszawie.
Pietras
M
M
Falkowski
S
S
Ochman
E
E
Kawecki
A
A
Starościak
S
S
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents