Palliation

Head and Neck Cancers

Questions discussed in this category

Would you consider palliative RT in the setting of tumor causing osteonecrosis in an elderly patient?

Patient has not received radiation therapy in the past. If not, what would you offer for palliation of pain?

1 Answer available

What are magic mouthwash alternatives that you would recommend?

There was a recall on viscous lidocaine and many of our patients cannot find it. What would you recommend as alternatives?

9 Answers available

What is a safe and effective dose and fractionation for palliating head and neck cancer?

10 Answers available

What dose would you give for unresectable anaplastic thyroid carcinoma?

Is there a hypofractionated dose regimen that would be suitable for palliation prior to the patient going to hospice?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Radiother Oncol, 2005-11-01

The 'QUAD SHOT'--a phase II study of palliative radiotherapy for incurable head and neck cancer.

Anticancer research, 2017-02

Hypofractionated Palliative Radiotherapy with Concurrent Radiosensitizing Chemotherapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Using the "QUAD-SHOT Regimen".

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 1994-07-30

Late effect of multiple daily fraction palliation schedule for advanced pelvic malignancies (RTOG 8502).

JAMA, 2019 Apr 16

Effect of Doxepin Mouthwash or Diphenhydramine-Lidocaine-Antacid Mouthwash vs Placebo on Radiotherapy-Related Oral Mucositis Pain: The Alliance A221304 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Head Neck, 2016 Mar 29

Effectiveness of honey on radiation-induced oral mucositis, time to mucositis, weight loss, and treatment interruptions among patients with head and neck malignancies: A meta-analysis and systematic review of literature.

The Lancet. Oncology, 2017-05

Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial.

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