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note effect of appropriate nutrition on head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with more than half a million new cases diagnosed each year . Because of the limitations imposed by the complicated anatomical structure of the head and neck to the operation, radiotherapy (RT) has become the main treatment method for HNC. However, damage to the normal tissue surrounding the tumor is inevitable. The most common manifestations of injury caused by RT are mucositis with the dry mouth, loss of taste, and dysphagia. The severe dysphagia leads to a definitive total impossibility of eating through the mouth in 20-30% of patients. Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) is a common side effect after radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. RIOM patients with severe pain have difficulty in eating, which increases the incidence of malnutrition and affects patients' quality of life and the process of RT.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| control group | No Intervention | patients of head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy , who did not receive any nutritional support during radiotherapy | |
| nutritional support grouped | Active Comparator | patients of head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy , who receive any nutritional support during radiotherapy whether oral or intravenous like dipeptivine for mucositis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| various available nutrition as those contain high protein content as ensure milk | Dietary Supplement | note effect with usually prescribed suitable oral and parenteral nutrition for head and neck cancers receiving radiotherapy |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| nutritional status of patients | Follow up improvement by evaluating weight in kg and height in meters to calculate body mass index in kg / m^2 | two years |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Asmaa Abdehtawab, lecturer | Assiut University | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Reham mohamed | Asyut | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006258 | Head and Neck Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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