Open AccessRespiratory muscle function and exercise capacity in a stage 4 head-and-neck cancer patient receiving chemoradiotherapy
Author(s) -
Macrina D’souza,
Stephen Rajan Samuel,
Santosh Rai,
PU Prakash Saxena,
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_210_19
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck cancer , concomitant , chemoradiotherapy , pulmonary function testing , diaphragm (acoustics) , radiation therapy , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , physical therapy , paleontology , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker , biology
Reduced physical and functional capacity is one of the main treatment-related side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head-and-neck cancer patients. We evaluated a case of a head-and-neck cancer patient who was undergoing chemoradiation and was assessed for various components of cardiopulmonary function that plays a vital role in the treatment prognosis. The aim of this case report was to evaluate the respiratory muscle function and exercise capacity of a head-and-neck cancer patient receiving chemoradiation therapy.