Article: Radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer.(CLINICAL TRIAL REVIEW)

Article: Ethyol: Prevention of dry mouth due to radiation ...
Formulary;  August 1, 1999 ;     572 words ... ... mouth due to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer Amifostine ... postoperative radiation therapy for head and neck cancer where the ... with head and neck cancer who were undergoing ... fractionated radiation therapy. All patients ...

Article: Data Show Ethyol(R) Reduces Radiation ...
PR Newswire;  June 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... involving 303 head and neck cancer patients showed ... patients receiving radiation therapy for their disease ... xerostomia induced by radiation therapy for head and neck cancer without evidence ... commonly caused by radiation therapy to treat cancer ...

Article: New radiation therapy for head and neck ...
The Hindustan Times;  August 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Scientists have devised a new radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. A Phase I/II trial ... full-dose conventional radiation therapy respond to Boron Neutron ... surgery and conventional radiation therapy. Ten out of the 12 patients ...

Article: A randomized trial of antioxidant vitamins to prevent acute ...
Alternative Medicine Review;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... adverse effects of radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. Bairati ... adverse effects of radiation therapy and improve quality ... among 540 head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. Patients were ...

Article: New Drug Helps Reduce Dry Mouth Problem.(pilocarpine treats dry ...
Pain & Central Nervous System Week;  July 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... flow of saliva when used during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study ... One of the main side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer is dry mouth, a condition that ...

Article: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and ...
Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Anand Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was introduced as ... innovative method of delivering radiation therapy by varying the intensity of ... the advent of image-guided radiation therapy with megavoltage (MV) imaging ...

Article: Radiation therapy in treating patients with head ...
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology;  March 1, 2004 ;     636 words ... ... effectiveness of different regimens of radiation therapy in treating patients who have head and neck cancer. Condition Treatment or Intervention ... Phase III Skin Tumor Procedure: radiation therapy Study ID Numbers: CDR0000068750 ...