The Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Those Who Were Treated with Radiotherapy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Tzu Lin Yeh Cheng-Tzu HsiehHsin-Yin HsuMing-Chieh TsaiChia-Chun WangChuan-Yi LinBo-Yu HsiaoJing-Rong JhuangChun-Ju ChiangWen-Chung Lee Kuo Liong Chien

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2022)

Oncologists should emphasize stroke prevention in all patients with head and neck cancer, not only in those who received radiotherapy.

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ejection fraction
radiation therapy
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prognostic factors
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patient reported outcomes
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