Palliation

Head and Neck Cancers

Questions discussed in this category

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?

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

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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?

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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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