Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 80-85 , October 2010

Radiotherapy on the neck nodes predicts severe weight loss in patients with early stage laryngeal cancer

  • Jacqueline A.E. Langius

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Patricia Doornaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Langendijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • C. René Leemans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marian A.E. van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 15 February 2010 ,Accepted 17 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.017

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 80-85 , October 2010

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