Functional outcomes after radiotherapy or laser surgery in early glottic carcinoma: a systematic review

Y van Loon, EV Sjögren, TPM Langeveld… - Head & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early glottic carcinoma is treated with laser surgery or radiotherapy, but which
treatment has better functional outcomes is unclear. This systematic review compared …

Prevalence of age‐related hearing loss, including sex differences, in older adults in a large cohort study

NC Homans, RM Metselaar, JG Dingemanse… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To obtain actual status of age‐related hearing loss in a general
unscreened population of older Dutch adults and to investigate whether the prevalence or …

Facial nerve function in carcinoma of the parotid gland

C Terhaard, H Lubsen, B Tan, T Merkx… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
AIM: To analyse, for patients with carcinoma of the parotid gland, the prognostic value for
treatment outcome of the function of the facial nerve (NVII), and determining facial nerve …

Treatment preferences in patients with early glottic cancer

Y van Loon, M Hendriksma… - Annals of Otology …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: For early glottic carcinoma, the 2 main treatment modalities are radiotherapy (RT)
and transoral CO2 laser microsurgery (TLM). The aim of this study was to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing hearing loss in older adults with a single question and person characteristics; Comparison with pure tone audiometry in the Rotterdam Study

BC Oosterloo, NC Homans, RJ Baatenburg de Jong… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Hearing loss (HL) is a frequent problem among the elderly and has been
studied in many cohort studies. However, pure tone audiometry—the gold standard—is …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing population health loss in times of scarce surgical capacity during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis and beyond: a modeling study

B Gravesteijn, E Krijkamp, J Busschbach, G Geleijnse… - Value in Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 has put unprecedented pressure on healthcare
systems worldwide, leading to a reduction of the available healthcare capacity. Our objective …

[HTML][HTML] Raman spectroscopy to discriminate laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma from non-cancerous surrounding tissue

C van Lanschot, TB Schut, E Barroso, A Sewnaik… - Lasers in Medical …, 2023 - Springer
As for many solid cancers, laryngeal cancer is treated surgically, and adequate resection
margins are critical for survival. Raman spectroscopy has the capacity to accurately …

Needs and preferences of patients with head and neck cancer in integrated care

LFJ van Overveld, RP Takes, AS Turan… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Incorporation of patients' perspectives in daily practice is necessary to adapt care
to users' needs. However, information on patients' needs and preferences for integrated care …

[HTML][HTML] Study retention and attrition in a longitudinal cohort study including patient-reported outcomes, fieldwork and biobank samples: results of the Netherlands …

F Jansen, RH Brakenhoff… - BMC Medical Research …, 2022 - Springer
Background Longitudinal observational cohort studies in cancer patients are important to
move research and clinical practice forward. Continued study participation (study retention) …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological Problems among Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Relation to Utilization of Healthcare and Informal Care and Costs in the First Two Years …

FE van Beek, F Jansen, RJ Baatenburg de Jong… - Current …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: To investigate associations between psychological problems and the use of
healthcare and informal care and total costs among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients …