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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy as Primary Treatment for Elderly Patients with Medically Inoperable Head and Neck Cancer

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in oncology, August 2014
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Title
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy as Primary Treatment for Elderly Patients with Medically Inoperable Head and Neck Cancer
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Frontiers in oncology, August 2014
DOI 10.3389/fonc.2014.00214
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Authors

John A. Vargo, Robert L. Ferris, David A. Clump, Dwight E. Heron

Abstract

With a growing elderly population, elderly patients with head and neck cancers represent an increasing challenge with limited prospective data to guide management. The complex interplay between advanced age, associated co-morbidities, and conventional local therapies, such as surgery and external beam radiotherapy ± chemotherapy, can significantly impact elderly patients' quality of life (QoL). Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a well-established curative strategy for medical-inoperable early-stage lung cancers even in elderly populations; however, there is limited data examining SBRT as primary therapy in head and neck cancer.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 43 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 7 16%
Researcher 5 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 9%
Professor 3 7%
Other 9 21%
Unknown 10 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 49%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 2%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 14 33%
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#20,657,128
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in oncology
#11,313
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#177,606
of 242,843 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in oncology
#49
of 87 outputs
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