Impact of Adjuvant Radiotherapy Setting on Quality-of-Life in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

CONCLUSION: This study revealed that HNSCC patients treated with radiation at AMCs reported significantly greater phys-QoL in their first-year post-treatment compared to those treated at CMCs, but soc-QoL did not differ significantly. Further observational studies are needed to explore potential factors, including treatment planning and cancer resource engagement, behind disparities between AMCs and CMCs.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Step 3 Laryngoscope, 2024.PMID:38436503 | DOI:10.1002/lary.31382

Source: Health Physics - March 4, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Rahul Alapati Sarah F Wagoner Amelia Lawrence Antonio Bon Nieves Atharva Desai Yelizaveta Shnayder Chelsea Hamill Kiran Kakarala Prakash Neupane Gregory Gan Kevin J Sykes Andr és M Bur Source Type: research