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Mark S. Chambers

Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications -  160
Citations -  5406

Mark S. Chambers is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Radiation therapy & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 154 publications receiving 4632 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark S. Chambers include Baylor College of Medicine & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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The burdens of cancer therapy. Clinical and economic outcomes of chemotherapy-induced mucositis.

TL;DR: The authors examined the clinical and economic outcomes of oral and gastrointestinal mucositis among patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy with a focus on patients with solid tumors.
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Risk, Outcomes, and Costs of Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis Among Patients With Head-and-Neck Malignancies

TL;DR: Head-and-neck RT causes OM in virtually all patients, and oral mucositis is associated with severe pain, significant weight loss, increased resource use, and excess cost.
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Radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: pathogenesis, impact on quality of life, and management.

TL;DR: The pathogenesis of radiation‐induced xerostomia, its impact on quality of life (QOL), and treatment options are reviewed.
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Reducing metal artifacts in cone-beam CT images by preprocessing projection data

TL;DR: An effective metal artifact-suppressing algorithm is implemented to improve the quality of CBCT images and was able to minimize the metal artifacts in phantom and patient studies.
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Measuring head and neck cancer symptom burden: The development and validation of the M. D. Anderson symptom inventory, head and neck module†

TL;DR: A symptom inventory for patients with head and neck cancer is developed and validated to assess the occurrence and severity of symptoms, the overall symptom burden, and the interference the symptoms cause in daily life.