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Titel:

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of taste and smell changes in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer or gynecologic malignancies.

Dokumenttyp:
Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Steinbach, S; Hummel, T; Böhner, C; Berktold, S; Hundt, W; Kriner, M; Heinrich, P; Sommer, H; Hanusch, C; Prechtl, A; Schmidt, B; Bauerfeind, I; Seck, K; Jacobs, VR; Schmalfeldt, B; Harbeck, N
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Smell and taste changes during chemotherapy are significant complaints of cancer patients. Loss of olfactory/gustatory function can lead to malnutrition, weight loss, and possibly a prolonged morbidity of chemotherapy-induced adverse effects, decreased quality of life, poor compliance, and even decreased therapy response. This prospective study comprehensively investigated, to our knowledge for the first time, smell and taste changes in a cohort of 87 patients undergoing chemotherapy fo...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
J Clin Oncol
Jahr:
2009
Band / Volume:
27
Heft / Issue:
11
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1899-905
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1200/JCO.2008.19.2690
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19289621
Print-ISSN:
0732-183X
TUM Einrichtung:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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