Use of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (pPEG) tube in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients and correlation of weight loss with treatment interruptions.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e17509
Abstract: e17509 Background: HNC patients are at risk for weight loss which can cause treatment interruptions, and poorer outcomes. There is no consensus on optimal timing of PEG tube placement in HNC patients undergoing concurrent ChemoTherapy… read more here.
Keywords: tube; hnc patients; ppeg tube; weight loss ... See more keywords