Title |
Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2011
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006386.pub3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Susan Furness, Anne‐Marie Glenny, Helen V Worthington, Sue Pavitt, Richard Oliver, Jan E Clarkson, Michaelina Macluskey, Kelvin KW Chan, David I Conway |
Abstract |
Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers are frequently described as part of a group of oral cancers or head and neck cancer. Treatment of oral cavity cancer is generally surgery followed by radiotherapy, whereas oropharyngeal cancers, which are more likely to be advanced at the time of diagnosis, are managed with radiotherapy or chemoradiation. Surgery for oral cancers can be disfiguring and both surgery and radiotherapy have significant functional side effects, notably impaired ability to eat, drink and talk. The development of new chemotherapy agents, new combinations of agents and changes in the relative timing of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy treatments may potentially bring about increases in both survival and quality of life for this group of patients. |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 22% |
United States | 3 | 17% |
Chile | 2 | 11% |
Canada | 2 | 11% |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 6 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 15 | 83% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Colombia | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 259 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 52 | 20% |
Researcher | 38 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 27 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 9% |
Other | 42 | 16% |
Unknown | 57 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 130 | 49% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 6% |
Psychology | 9 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 2% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 2% |
Other | 31 | 12% |
Unknown | 66 | 25% |