High symptom burden prior to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: a patient-reported outcomes study.

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Published in Head Neck on November 20, 2012

Authors

G Brandon Gunn1, Tito R Mendoza, Clifton D Fuller, Ibrahima Gning, Steven J Frank, Beth M Beadle, Ehab Y Hanna, Charles Lu, Charles S Cleeland, David I Rosenthal

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

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