Publications by authors named "Laureline Lefebvre"
Sarcopenia is frequent in patients treated with radiation therapy (RT) or radiochemotherapy (RTCT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Sarcopenia is associated with poor disease-free survival and overall survival outcomes. Sarcopenia is not associated with a higher rate of treatment-related toxicity.
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- The study compared two types of catheters (PICCs and PORTs) used for chemotherapy in breast cancer patients to see which is safer.
- It found that while both types had some problems, PICCs caused more issues and discomfort than PORTs.
- The research suggests that for treating breast cancer, PORTs are the better choice because they have fewer complications.