RADIATION-THERAPY AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK-CANCER
RADIATION-THERAPY AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK-CANCER
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DOI：
10.1016/0964-1955(93)90022-7
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发表时间：
1993-07-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
STEWART, KH
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作者：
EPSTEIN, JB;STEWART, KH
头颈癌诊断时通常会出现疼痛。所有接受口咽癌治疗的患者都会出现疼痛。本研究调查了头颈部和口腔癌症放射治疗患者疼痛的发生率、严重程度和特征。疼痛在整个放疗过程中增加，并在治疗后持续，有些患者持续6-12个月。除了口腔冲洗外，疼痛经常需要全身止痛剂。
Pain is commonly present at the time of diagnosis of head and neck cancer. Pain occurs in all patients treated for oropharyngeal cancer. This study examined the prevalence, severity and characteristics of pain in patients treated with radiation therapy for cancer involving the head and neck and oral cavity. Pain increases throughout the course of radiation and persists following treatment and in some patients continues for 6-12 months. Pain frequently requires systemic analgesics in addition to oral rinses.