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Fig. 1 | BMC Cancer

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From: Respiratory muscle training reduces painful swallowing and opioid use during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: a matched pair analysis

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Patient flow diagram. A total of 50 HNC patients were treated with RT or CCRT in the Radiation Medicine between May 2022 and May 2023, of which 38 agreed to receive optional home-based RMT as part standard of care. Four patients discontinued RMT following the baseline evaluation without providing a reason, resulting in 24 patients with both pre- and post-RMT assessments. Of these, 20 patients completed the OM symptoms scales and were matched 5:1 to a historical non-RMT group for analysis of primary endpoints (OM symptoms and use of opioids for pain control)

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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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