PREDICTORS OF ACUTE THROAT OR ESOPHAGEAL PATIENT REPORTED PAIN DURING RADIATION THERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Predictors of acute throat or esophageal patient reported pain during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Background and purpose: Acute pain during weekly radiotherapy (RT) to the head and neck is not well characterized.We studied dose-volume metrics and clinical variables that are plausibly associated with throat or esophageal pain as measured with a weekly questionnaire during RT.Materials and methods: We prospectively collected weekly patient-report

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