## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Accumulating reports suggest that quality of life (QoL) may predict survival in patients with malignant disease. In the current study, the authors investigated if baseline QoL and changes in QoL during treatment were prognostic for patients with advanced head and neck squ
Improved survival for patients with advanced carcinoma of the head and neck treated with methotrexate-leucovorin prior to definitive radiotherapy or surgery.
โ Scribed by Thomas J. Ervin; John Kirkwood; Ralph R. Weichselbaum; Daniel Miller; Susan W. Pitman; Emil Frei III
- Book ID
- 115041134
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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