Enteral nutrition support and treatment toxicities in patients with head and neck cancer receiving definitive or adjuvant helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy.

Claire L BlakeTeresa E BrownAnita PelecanosLaura B MoroneyJennifer HeliosBrett G M HughesBenjamin ChuaLizbeth M Kenny

Published in: Head & neck (2022)

Using acute toxicities in clinical practice may be a useful tool to inform prompt initiation of EN prior to decline in nutritional status and anticipate EN duration.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
clinical practice
rectal cancer
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
liver failure
physical activity
respiratory failure
radiation induced
combination therapy
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
smoking cessation