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The number of patients who achieved a given percentage weight loss during the RT/CHRT treatment with a distinction between the individual tumor sites
| Tumor site | Weight loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | ||||
| Below 5% | Between 5 and 10% | Above 10% | Incomplete weight record | |
| Oropharynx | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2 |
| Hypopharynx | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| Nasopharynx | 11 | |||
| Larynx (high stage) | 6 | 16 | 18 | |
| Larynx (low stage) | 23 | 9 | 5 | |
| Other | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Sum | 42 | 51 | 75 | 2 |
