Danielle N. Margalit

Apr 5, 2024 | redjournal.org | Justin Smith |Danielle N. Margalit |Jonathan Golledge |James Cook

Abstract The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and ischemic stroke (IS) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) to guide assessment, screening, and management strategies. Patients treated with RT for HNC are at an elevated risk of developing CAS with published meta-analyses demonstrating that CAS >50% occurs in approximately 25% of patients.

May 23, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Danielle N. Margalit

My patient sat dutifully waiting for me on the exam chair with the crinkly paper. He was reading The New York Times, cross-legged, his playful colored socks peeking out from the hems of his pants. He seemed content. His bushy gray eyebrows moved up and down in response to the article he was reading. He was more than halfway through radiation therapy for throat cancer, and despite the fatigue, sore throat, and other miserable side effects, he was enduring it with humor.