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Radiation and chemotherapy as combined treatment for advanced head and neck cancer
1University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|September 4, 1998
Abstract:
Combining radiation and chemotherapy can be a successful treatment for advanced head and neck cancer. This aggressive approach can prevent surgical complications but carries significant acute and long-term effects. Overall management is multidisciplinary and depends on skilled nursing intervention.