Basic Clinical Radiobiology 2017

Smoking and treatment outcome

100

80

(no smoking)

(no smoking)

80

59% 65%

66%

60

60

(moderate)

(moderate)

52%

45%

(heavy)

40

39%

(heavy)

40

Overall survival (%)

20 Loco-regional control (%)

20

p=0.002

p=0.008

0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Time after treatment (months) 0

0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Time after treatment (months) 0

Radiotherapy treatment of Head and Neck Carcinoma (233 pts) DAHANCA