Monitoring Skeletal Muscle Mass Using CBCT in Patients With H&N Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy (MELINOE)

Chemoradiotherapy is the standard treatment for unresectable locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC). However, malnutrition is present in 44-88% HNC patients during chemoradiotherapy, which leads to loss of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and poor clinical outcomes. Timely assessment of SMM and early intervention of malnutrition are particularly important for …

Testing an Intervention in Irritative Contact Dermatitis

In acute phase the reaction is characterized by erythema and blistering while in the chronic phase it presents as dryness, itchiness and lichenification. Irritative contact dermatitis describes these patterns of reaction in response to toxicity of chemicals on the skin cells, which trigger inflammation by activation of the innate immune …

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