Strohl R A
ORL Head Neck Nurs. 1995 Fall;13(4):23-7.
Radiation therapy is an important primary modality in the treatment of cancers of the head and neck. Persons with advanced cancers often receive combined-modality treatment with concomitant radiation and chemotherapy. The sequelae of radiation alone and that of combined therapies create an extremely vulnerable individual. The nurse caring for the person receiving cancer treatment must understand the effect of radiation on normal tissues of the head and neck region and the methods designed to ameliorate the sequelae of therapy.
放射治疗是头颈癌治疗中的一种重要的主要治疗方式。患有晚期癌症的患者通常会接受放疗与化疗相结合的综合治疗。单纯放疗以及综合治疗的后遗症会使患者变得极其脆弱。护理接受癌症治疗患者的护士必须了解放疗对头颈区域正常组织的影响以及旨在减轻治疗后遗症的方法。
