Weight and body mass index in relation to irradiated volume and to overall survival in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Weight loss is a common problem in patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) treated with radiotherapy (RT). The aims of the present study were to determine if treated volume (TV), as a measure of the radiation dose burden, can predict weight loss in patients with oropharyngeal cancer and to analyze weight loss and body mass index (BMI) in the same patient group in relation to 5-year overall survival.

Methods: The ARTSCAN trial is a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial in patients with SCCHN.

Weight loss and body mass index in relation to aspiration in patients treated for head and neck cancer: a long-term follow-up.

Purpose: Persistent severe swallowing dysfunction with aspiration is a common and sometimes overlooked sequelae after treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and may impact food intake and nutritional status. More knowledge is needed to increase the understanding of severe swallowing dysfunction as a risk factor for persistent nutritional deteriorations in SCCHN survivors. The purpose of the study was to investigate weight loss and body mass index (BMI) in relation to pharyngeal swallowing function in a long-term perspective in patients after SCCHN treatment.

The experience of food, eating and meals following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: To describe the experience of food, eating and meals following radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.

Background: Eating problems are common in patients with head and neck cancer and may remain for a long period of time after treatment.

Design: A qualitative study design using in-depth semi-structured interviews.

Weight loss in patients with head and neck cancer during and after conventional and accelerated radiotherapy.

Background: Weight loss is common among patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and is mainly due to tumor and treatment related factors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate weight loss in patients with SCCHN undergoing two different radiotherapy (RT) schedules.

Material And Methods: Nutritional data were analyzed from the ARTSCAN study, a controlled randomized prospective Swedish multicenter study conducted with the aim of comparing conventional fractionation (2.