Search for dissertations about: "pharyngeal cancer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words pharyngeal cancer.

  2. 1. Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer : costs and benefits of time, dose and volume

    Author : Karin Söderström; Björn Zackrisson; Werner Dubrowsky; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; radiotherapy; head and neck cancer; adjuvant treatment; accelerated fractionation; biomedicinsk strålningsvetenskap; Biomedical Radiation Science;

    Abstract : Background In the treatment of head and neck cancers (HNCs), radiotherapy (RT) has the advantage of organ preservation compared to surgery. However, treatment toxicities associated with RT can affect important functions for everyday life, both in the acute and late stage. READ MORE

  4. 2. Impairment of intra-oral sensation, discrimination ability, and swallowing function following radiotherapy and surgery for oral and pharyngeal cancer

    Author : Ingrid Bodin; Annika Isberg; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Ola Larsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Oral cancer; pharyngeal cancer; radiotherapy; surgery; intra-oral sensation; sensibility; swallowing; intra-oral discrimination; deglutition disorders; dysphagia; function; dysfunction; radiography; cineradiography; follow-up; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; diagnostisk radiologi; Diagnostic Radiology;

    Abstract : Oral and pharyngeal cancer is commonly treated with a combination of radiotherapy and surgery. It is a clinical knowledge that patients often experience severe swallowing disorders following treatment. Since surgical sequelae are instantaneous and obvious, little attention has been paid to other concurrent effects of the treatment. READ MORE

  5. 3. Chronic infection with chlamydia pneumoniae in COPD and lung cancer

    Author : Eva Brandén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chlamydia pneumoniae; chronic infection; lung cancer; COPD; treatment; detection;

    Abstract : Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Smoking is the main cause for both diseases, but other factors seem to contribute. READ MORE

  6. 4. Antireflux surgery in the prevention of supra-esophageal cancer and mortality

    Author : Manar Yanes; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), mainly characterized by heartburn or regurgitation, is a common condition in the Western world with an increasing prevalence. GERD is associated with an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, and possibly of supraesophageal cancers of the larynx, pharynx and lung. READ MORE

  7. 5. Transcriptional regulation of thyroid development possible interplay of endoderm- and mesoderm-derived morphogenetic signals

    Author : Jessica Westerlund; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : thyroid; congenital hypothyroidism; dysgenesis; Tbx1; Shh; Isl1; Foxa2; C-cells;

    Abstract : Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) affects 1 in 3000 children and is the major cause of treatable mental retardation. Most cases are due to malformations of the gland, collectively named thyroid dysgenesis. The disease results from defective thyroid organogenesis during embryonic life. READ MORE