On multiple regression, only neck dissection remained a predictor of retained feeding tube at 24 months (p = 0.013). In patients matched for N-stage and treatment selection, those who underwent a neck ...

"Effect of smoking, alcohol on feeding tube duration in head/neck cancer patients." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 March 2015. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150319113011.htm>.

Original Article Published: 10 February 2016 Clinical Nutrition Validation of an updated evidence-based protocol for proactive gastrostomy tube insertion in patients with head and neck cancer T E ...

Certain factors may help predict which patients treated for head and neck cancer will require long-term gastrostomy tube use, according to study results.Age, primary tumor size and smoking history ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A mother has claimed her five-week-old baby's feeding tube was wrapped around his neck twice, sparking a Victorian Department of ...

Surgery to remove the lymph nodes in your neck Lymph nodes are small bean shaped glands found throughout the body, including the head and neck area. They are often the first place cancer cells spread ...

A man who survived invasive surgery for a neck tumour is to run the London Marathon with his feeding tube. Gary Taylor hopes that his bid to tackle the route will show other people they can live ...