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Abstract

In order to treat cancer properly and adequately, it is essential that a thorough pretreatment evaluation of the patient be conducted. Specific points to be included will be discussed below. A summation of pretreatment evaluation is given in Fig. 4.1 and 4.2.

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Hamner, J.E., Lore, J.M., Shedd, D.P. (1984). Pretreatment Evaluation. In: Hamner, J.E. (eds) The Management of Head and Neck Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69649-7_5

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