Nutritional Deficiencies in Radiotherapy-Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Nutritional deficiencies (malnutrition, cachexia, sarcopenia, and unfavorable changes in the body composition) developing as a side effect of radiotherapy (RT) currently represents a significant but still inaccurately studied clinical problem in cancer patients. The incidence of malnutrition observed in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients in oncological radiology departments can reach 80%. The presence of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia is associated with an unfavorable prognosis of the disease, higher mortality, and deterioration of the quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to identify patients with a high risk of both metabolic syndromes. However, the number of studies investigating potential predictive markers for the mentioned purposes is still significantly limited. This literature review summarizes the incidence of nutritional deficiencies in HNC patients prior to therapy and after the commencement of RT, and presents recent perspectives for the prediction of unfavorable nutritional changes developing as a result of applied RT.

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Patient-reported toxicity and quality of life profiles in head and neck cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics ◽

10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.05.114 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lisa Vanden Bosch ◽

Hans Paul van der Laan ◽

Arjen van der Schaaf ◽

Sjoukje F. Oosting ◽

Gyorgy B. Halmos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Neck Cancer ◽

Definitive Radiotherapy ◽

Patient Reported

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P174 A RANDOMISED STUDY OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS

Clinical Nutrition Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1744-1161(08)70236-9 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 102-103

Author(s):

E.M. Silander ◽

E.B. Hammerlid

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Neck Cancer ◽

Nutritional Support ◽

Randomised Study

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Xerostomia Quality of Life Scale (XeQoLS) questionnaire: validation of Italian version in head and neck cancer patients

La radiologia medica ◽

10.1007/s11547-017-0798-7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 123 (1) ◽

pp. 44-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luciana Lastrucci ◽

Silvia Bertocci ◽

Vittorio Bini ◽

Simona Borghesi ◽

Roberta De Majo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Neck Cancer ◽

Questionnaire Validation ◽

Italian Version ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

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Filipino head and neck cancer patients and their quality of life

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20200540 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 439

Author(s):

Frederic Ivan L. Ting ◽

Aylmer Rex B. Hernandez ◽

Reno Eufemon P. Cereno ◽

Irisyl B. Orolfo-Real ◽

Corazon A. Ngelangel

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Neck Cancer ◽

The Philippines ◽

Head And Neck Cancers ◽

The Social ◽

The University

Background: In the management of head and neck cancer (HNC), assessment of quality of life (QoL) is imperative because of the potentially debilitating effect of treatment toxicities. Currently, there are no published data assessing the QoL in Filipino HNC patients, thus this study.Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized the University of the Philippines - Department of Health Quality of Life scale. Patients with head and neck cancers at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital from February to September 2019 were invited to participate. Results: A total of 418 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 42 years old (range 18 to 73 years old). In general, Filipino head and neck cancer patients had moderate QoL (mean score of 4.59±0.79). All of the QoL domains (physical, emotional, cognitive, and related functions) had a score of 3-5 (moderate), except for the social status domain which had a mean score of 5.51±0.83 (high). Among socio-demographic factors, patients who are employed and with additional funding sources on top of their income have better global QoL (p<0.01). Clinically, patients with higher stages of disease, fungating tumors, post-laryngectomy, have a feeding tube, with a tracheostomy, and had chemotherapy have lower global QoL (p<0.01).Conclusions: Filipino patients with head and neck cancers have an overall moderate quality of life, with high scores in the social domain. Patients with higher tumor burdens and have been exposed to chemotherapy have lower QoL scores, while patients with financial stability and aid have better QoL scores.

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