Sökning: "Early side effect head and neck cancer"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Early side effect head and neck cancer.

1. 1. Patients with head and neck cancer : aspects on treatment, complications and rehabilitation

   Författare :Alexander Ahlberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Head and neck cancer is reported to be the fifth most common cancer globally and around 1,200 new patients are diagnosed in Sweden every year. Historically, survival rates have been rather constant but have started to improve over the last few decades as a result of new and more aggressive oncological treatments. LÄS MER

3. 2. Description and prediction of clinical radiosensitivity : emphasis on normal tissue reactions

   Författare :Roger Tell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Radiotherapy; radiosensitivity; normal tissue; thyroid; cell cycle; lung injury;

   Sammanfattning : There is a range in the severity of normal tissue reactions observed when cancer patients receive radiotherapy (RT). The limits of dosage in RT have empirically been set by doses that have caused severe reactions in the most sensitive patients. The understanding of factors governing variations of radiosensitivity is therefore very important in RT. LÄS MER