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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56678| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | The impact of surgery and radiotherapy on health-related quality of life of individuals with oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma and short-term follow up after treatment |
| Authors: | Marcelo Coelho Goiato Andressa Paschoal Amoroso Bruna Silva Emerson Gomes Dos Santos Fernanda Pereira de Caxias Sandro Basso Bitencourt Amália Moreno Daniela Micheline dos Santos |
| Abstract: | Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer by using specific questionnaires (QLQ-C30 and QLQ-HandN35), varying according to the location of the tumor (oral cavity or oropharynx) and the treatment performed (only surgery or surgery associated with radiotherapy). Methods: Fifty patients were enrolled in this study and answered the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC HandN35 questionnaires, before (baseline), at 1 week, and 3 months after treatment. Internal consistency reliability was calculated with the Cronbach coefficient. The Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon tests were applied and P |
| Subject: | Oropharyngeal neoplasms Mouth neoplasms Quality of life Surgical oncology Surveys and questionnaires Radiotherapy |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.5.1227 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56678 |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://journal.waocp.org/?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:32458626&key=2020.21.5.1227 |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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