Exploration of risk factors for weight loss in head and neck cancer patients

Abstract

Introduction: Head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy can experience a number of toxicities, including weight loss and malnutrition, which can impact upon the quality of treatment. The purpose of this retrospective cohort study is to evaluate weight loss and identify predictive factors for this patient group.

An evaluation of adaptive planning by assessing the dosimetric impact of weight loss throughout the course of radiotherapy in bilateral treatment of head and neck cancer patients

“…Technological advancements, such as the intervention leading to an increased propensity for weight loss. 3 Volumetric and anatomic changes that may occur as a result have opened discussion on how the dosimetric distribution may be affected to both the target areas and surrounding normal tissues.…”