Patients with T1-T2N0M0 glottic cancer underwent voice quality assessment before treatment and after radical RT. Post-RT voice quality was compared to the voice at diagnosis and the voice of healthy individuals used as controls. A... more
Patients with T1-T2N0M0 glottic cancer underwent voice quality assessment before treatment and after radical RT. Post-RT voice quality was compared to the voice at diagnosis and the voice of healthy individuals used as controls. A comprehensive set of voice parameters were ...
Objective : Early stage car cinoma of the tr ue vocal cor d, can be effectively tr eated with sur gery or radiation therapy. This article aims to find out the best management option for patients of early stage cancer of the true vocal cor... more
Objective : Early stage car cinoma of the tr ue vocal cor d, can be effectively tr eated with sur gery or radiation therapy. This article aims to find out the best management option for patients of early stage cancer of the true vocal cor d. Data source and review method : The data collection was done using MEDLINE and PubMed database along with hand sear ch of books using key wor ds vocal cor d cancer , early stage, management and tr ue cord. Results : No single tr eatment modality was found to be superior over other (sur gery versus radiation therapy). Conclusion : Choice of tr eatment should depend on the patient specific factors, tumor r elated factors and an expertise of tr eating physician or sur geon.
Aim This study was aimed to translate an updated European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life module for head and neck (EORTC QLQ-H&N43) in grammatically and conceptually acceptable Marathi language... more
Aim This study was aimed to translate an updated European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life module for head and neck (EORTC QLQ-H&N43) in grammatically and conceptually acceptable Marathi language and its linguistic validation. Materials and Methods Approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee. The permission for translation was obtained from the EORTC translation unit (TU). The EORTC guidelines for the translation were followed to form a translation for pilot testing which was administered to 10 Marathi speaking head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) patients who gave informed written consent for the participation in the study. Patients were interviewed personally. The final Marathi translation was prepared and sent to EORTC TU for approval. Statistical analysis was performed using SYSTAT version 12 by Cranes software, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Results After getting permission, the translation files were received fr...
