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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"oropharyngeal cancer"”.
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Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer - Aspects on Epidemiology and Prognostic Markers
Head and neck cancer is a heterogeneous group of tumours, although histopathologically, >95% are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Some tumours respond better to therapy than others. Not enough is known to predict the outcome and tailor individualised treatment. Although one of the main risk factors, …
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Acute Pain Prediction in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
<p>Oral-Cavity and oropharyngeal cancers (OC/OPC) are types of head and neck cancers that are increasing in incidence domestically. Radiation therapy (RT) is crucial in OC/OPC management. Pain is a common and challenging symptom for most patients during therapy, as nearly all patients undergoing …
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Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artificial Intelligence Pipeline For Oropharyngeal Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment Guidance
<p>Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is a widespread disease and one of the few domestic cancers that is rising in incidence. Radiographic images are crucial for assessment of OPC and aid in radiotherapy (RT) treatment. However, RT planning with conventional imaging approaches requires operator-dependent …
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The incidence of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in South Africa for the five year period 1997-2001
The National Cancer Registry (NCR) of South Africa publishes pathology-based cancer incidence in the country and is the main cancer data source. The data published by the NCR have been used extensively in the development of the draft national guidelines for cancer prevention and control as well as …
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Interpretations of patients' and informal caregivers' psychosocial experiences and needs for support following oropharyngeal cancer (chemo)radiotherapy
Background: Increased incidence of oropharyngeal cancer in middle-age is attributed to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Although it often has a good prognosis, treatment can leave severe side effects. A new management approach introduced in 2018 aims to reduce morbidity in survivorship, but …
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PET in the evaluation of head and neck cancer treatment - management of the neck
… affects quality of life. The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer is increasing and patients commonly present an advanced tumour stage with neck metastases at the time of diagnosis. The treatment protocol previously comprised radical (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery i.e., neck dissection. …
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Photonic crystal enhanced light emitters and their use in improving cancer screening and disease progression monitoring
Screening for and monitoring the progression of cancer remains a complex task in medicine today, further complicated by the variety of both cancer types and treatments. Each patient's response to treatments and cancers is unique, calling for a personalized approach to healthcare. Early detection …
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Auto-Delineation of Oropharyngeal Clinical Target Volumes Using Deep Learning Techniques
… these target volumes for head and neck cancers making this variability one of the largest sources of uncertainty in head and neck radiation therapy.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to develop algorithms to automate target delineation for oropharyngeal cancer patients. Automating …
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Quantifying, Understanding and Predicting Differences Between Planned and Delivered Dose to Organs at Risk in Head & Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Radiotherapy to Promote Intelligently Targeted Adaptive Radiotherapy
… effective but toxic treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC). Contemporary radiotherapy techniques sculpt dose to target disease and avoid organs at risk (OARs), but anatomical change during treatment mean that the radiation dose delivered to the patient – delivered dose (DA), is different to …
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The impact of the Human papillomavirus type 16 on non-coding RNAs in Head and Neck cancer
… is a major risk factor for Head and Neck cancers (HNC), having a strong association with the Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) subtype. The high-risk variant, HPV type 16 (HPV16), is the cause for 90% of all HPV related OPCs. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and long …