Review of Palliative Radiotherapy in the Management of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Review of Palliative Radiotherapy in the Management of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

To describe the charactersitics of patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with palliative intent and determine outcome in terms of symptom control and toxicity

Inclusion Criteria:

• squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, primary treatment given with palliative intent

Exclusion Criteria:

• radical treatment, palliative treatment following local recurrence, adenocarcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma or melanoma