Prolonged radiation time and low nadir hemoglobin during postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy are both poor prognostic factors with synergistic effect on locally advanced head and neck cancer patients
BACKGROUND: Anemia, a common complication of head and neck cancer treatment, is regarded as a poor prognostic factor. We evaluated the impact of low hemoglobin (Hb) levels, measured at different time points, on a consecutive cohort of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the hea...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315538/ |
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