Association between late effects assessed by physicians and quality of life reported by head-and-neck cancer survivors.
CONCLUSION: Physician-assessed moderate to severe hoarseness and mild, moderate, or severe dysphagia are associated with clinically relevant decreases in patient-reported quality of life and functioning. Fibrosis and xerostomia of any severity were not associated with changes in any scale of functioning in this study population.
PMID: 28079429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Daugaard R, Kjaer T, Johansen C, Christiansen J, Andersen E, Nielsen AL, Dalton SO Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research
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