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Effects of chemotherapy on the parotid and submandibular glands in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy

Wirkung der Chemotherapie auf die Parotiden und Submandibulardrüsen von Kopf-Hals-Tumorpatienten nach Chemoradiotherapie

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This study was financially supported by Cancer Center Amsterdam

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Conflict of interest. A.A.M. van der Veldt, E.F. Smit, E.F.I. Comans, and A.A. Lammertsma state that there are no conflicts of interest.

All studies on humans described in the present manuscript were carried out with the approval of the responsible ethics committee and in accordance with national law and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (in its current, revised form). Informed consent was obtained from all patients included in studies.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    A.A.M. van der Veldt MD, PhD

  2. Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    A.A.M. van der Veldt MD, PhD, E.F.I. Comans & A.A. Lammertsma

  3. Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    E.F. Smit

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van der Veldt, A., Smit, E., Comans, E. et al. Effects of chemotherapy on the parotid and submandibular glands in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. Strahlenther Onkol 190, 221–222 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-013-0487-y

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